San Mauricio

Santos Mauricio at Companions ay a group of Roman soldiers na naging mga martir in 286 AD for kanilang Kristiyano pananampalataya. Sila ay part of the Theban Legion, na ay an all-Kristiyano legion stationed in Gaul (modern-day Switzerland). When the legion refused to make sacrifices to the Roman gods, sila ay ordered to be executed. Mauricio, as the pinuno of the legion, along kasama ang hundreds of kanyang men, ay killed for kanilang unwavering debosyon to Christ. Sila ay sinasamba as early Kristiyano martyrs na demonstrated tapang at steadfastness in the face of pag-uusig. San Mauricio ay the patron ng soldiers, armies, at ang lungsod of Magdeburg, Alemanya.