Maurus of Pécs
Saint Maurus | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Pécs | |
| Province | Esztergom |
| Diocese | Pécs |
| Appointed | 1036 |
| Term ended | c. 1075 |
| Predecessor | Bonipert |
| Other post(s) | Abbot of Pannonhalma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1000 |
| Died | c. 1075 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | the fourth Sunday of October (till 1913) October 25 (from 1913) |
| Canonized | July 22, 1848 (cult confirmed) by Pope Pius IX |
| Patronage | Diocese of Pécs |
Maurus of Pécs or Mór (Hungarian: Mór pécsi püspök) was the first known prelate who was born in the Kingdom of Hungary. He was abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma between around 1029 and 1036, and bishop of Pécs from year 1036 until his death around year 1075. He wrote the Legend of Benedict of Szkalka and Andrew Zorard, two hermits who lived in the region of Nitra in modern-day Slovakia. Maurus's own cult was confirmed by Pope Pius IX in 1848.