St. Maurice, leader of the Theban Legion, killed around 287.

St. Maurice and the Theban Legion were Christian soldiers. When they refused to sacrifice to the gods, the Emperor ordered them slaughtered.

St. Maurice and the Theban Legion in Coptic tradition.

Illustrations, translation of early source, bibliography. St. Maurice and the Theban Legion may be purely legendary, since the story did not surface until the fifth century.

Profile of St. Maurice. Illustrated. Also known as St. Mauritius.