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St. Maurice, was the patron saint of several things including, locales and kingdoms. He was a highly respected saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and other churches of Oriental Orthodoxy. As stated from the hagiographical material, Maurice was an Egyptian, born in AD 250 in Thebes, an ancient city in Northern Egypt that was the capital of the New Kingdom of {Egypt 1575-1069 BC}. He was past up in the region of Thebes, {Luxor}. Maurice became a soldier in the Roman army. He was surely promoted until he became the leader of the Theban legion, formed of 6600 soldiers. Maurice was a known Christian at a time when early Christianity was considered to be a threat to the Roman Empire. But, he moved easily within the pagan

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