Saint Maurus
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Maurus was the first disciple of Benedict of Nursia. He is mentioned in Gregory the Great's biography of the latter as the first oblate, offered to the monastery by his noble Roman parents as a young boy to be brought up in the monastic life. Wikipedia
Born: January 1, 512 AD, Rome, Italy
Died: January 15, 584 AD (age 72 years), Gaul
Full name: Saint Maurus, O.S.B.
Feast: before 1969: January 15; after 1969: November 22
Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church