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27-522: San Mauro may refer to: People [ edit ] Saint Maurus ( it.  : San Mauro), an Italian Christian saint Rabanus Maurus (780–856), German Christian saint Places in Italy [ edit ] San Mauro Castelverde , a municipality in the Province of Palermo San Mauro Cilento , a municipality in the Province of Salerno San Mauro di Saline ,

54-531: A group of monks to travel from Benedict's new abbey of Monte Cassino to establish monastic life in France according to the Rule of St. Benedict . The Life recounts the long journey of Maurus and his companions from Italy to France, accompanied by many adventures and miracles as Maurus is transformed from the youthful disciple of Benedict into a powerful, miracle-working holy man in his own right. According to this account, after

81-559: A municipality in the Province of Verona San Mauro Forte , a municipality in the Province of Matera San Mauro la Bruca , a municipality in the Province of Salerno San Mauro Marchesato , a municipality in the Province of Crotone San Mauro Pascoli , a municipality in the Province of Forlì-Cesena San Mauro Torinese , a municipality in the Province of Turin See also [ edit ] Mauro (disambiguation) Maura (disambiguation) Maurus (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

108-588: A relic of the true Cross, in hopes of assisting to restore their health. Since it is often impossible to have a relic of the True Cross, in 1959, the Sacred Congregation of Rites granted permission to use the medal of St. Benedict in place of the relic of the True Cross to confer the Blessing. The Congregation of St. Maur took its name from him. The surname "Seymour" is derived from Saint Maur . In art, he

135-457: A revived cult of Placidus. By the late Middle Ages, the cult of Maurus, often associated with that of Placidus, had spread to all Benedictine monasteries . Maurus is venerated even as far as in India, where he is highly honoured in certain areas of the southern state of Kerala. He is the patron of charcoalburners and coppersmiths. The Blessing of Saint Maur is customarily bestowed on the sick with

162-532: Is a forgery by the late-9th-century abbot of Glanfeuil, Odo. It was composed, as were many such saints' lives in Carolingian France , to popularize local saints' cults. The bones of Maurus were "discovered" at Glanfeuil by one of Odo's immediate predecessors, Gauzlin, in 845. Gauzlin likely invented or at least strongly promoted the cult of Benedict's disciple, taking advantage of Glanfeuil's proximity to two famous and prosperous Benedictine culture centers of

189-520: Is also sometimes depicted with a scale , a reference to the implement used to measure a monk's daily ration of bread, given to him by Benedict when he left Montecassino for France. The monks of Fossés near Paris (whence the community of Glanfeuil had fled from the Vikings in 868) exhibited this implement throughout the Middle Ages. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates text from a publication now in

216-449: Is depicted as a young man in the garb of a monk , usually holding an abbot's cross or sometimes with a spade (an allusion to the monastery of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés , literally "Saint Maurus of the Ditches"). Another of Maurus' attributes is a crutch , in reference to his patronage of cripples. He was invoked especially against fever, and also against rheumatism , epilepsy , and gout . He

243-453: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Saint Maurus Four stories involving Maurus recounted by Gregory formed a pattern for the ideal formation of a Benedictine monk. The most famous of these involved Maurus's rescue of Placidus , a younger boy offered to Benedict at the same time as Maurus. The incident has been reproduced in many medieval and Renaissance paintings. Maurus

270-412: Is now the commune of Le Thoureil , Maine-et-Loire . According to the legendary account attributed to Faustus, a fictional student of St. Benedict's, Bertrand, Bishop of Mans, sent his vicar, Harderadus and a companion, to Monte Cassino to ask St. Benedict to send some monks to Gaul. Benedict dispatched twelve monks, including St. Maurus and Faustus. Maurus then established Glanfeuil Abbey, thus making it

297-580: Is venerated on January 15 in the 2001 Roman Martyrology and on the same date along with Placid in the Proper Masses for the Use of the Benedictine Confederation . A long Life of St. Maurus appeared in the late 9th century, supposedly composed by one of Maurus's 6th-century contemporaries. According to this account, the bishop of Le Mans , in western France , sent a delegation asking Benedict for

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324-498: The public domain :  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). " St. Maurus ". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company. Glanfeuil Abbey Glanfeuil Abbey , otherwise the Abbey of St Maurus ( French : Abbaye de Glanfeuil , Abbaye Saint-Maur de Glanfeuil , Abbaye de Saint-Maur-sur-Loire ), was a French Benedictine monastery founded in the 9th century in the village of Saint-Maur-sur-Loire , located in what

351-507: The Bishop of Mans, sent his vicar, Adenard, to Monte Cassino to request Benedict to send some monks to Gaul. Maurus was dispatched and, during the journey, obtained a number of cures for the sick and injured encountered along the way. Through the generosity of King Theudebert , he founded Glanfeuil Abbey , which he governed for many years. He resigned the abbacy in 581 to spend the remainder of his life in solitude and prayer. The abbey of Glanfeuil,

378-551: The Loire region: the cult of Benedict's bones at Fleury and that of Scholastica 's relics at Le Mans . Maurus was born c. 510, the son of Equitius, a Roman nobleman. At the age of about twelve, Maurus was entrusted to the care of Benedict at Subiaco to be educated. Gregory the Great in the Dialogues recounts a tale wherein the young oblate Placidus was sent to fetch water from the lake and

405-555: The authority of another relative of Ebroin's, Abbot Ingelbert of Saint-Pierre-des-Fossés, by the Emperor Louis the Pious in 833. Ebroin became Bishop of Poitiers , and in 844 bestowed the office of abbot on Gausbert's son Gauslin. On 14 July 847 Charles the Bald confirmed Ebroin's right of possession of the abbey, apparently without oversight from Fossés, and its heritability in his family. It

432-586: The evacuation of Glanfeuil, a Life of Saint Maur , written by St. Maur's companion Faustus, another pupil of St. Benedict." The original monastery was rebuilt and flourished. It was suppressed in 1790 in the wake of the French Revolution . Eventually it was refounded in the surviving structures in 1890, by Louis-Charles Couturier , O.S.B., the Abbot of Solesmes Abbey , as part of his program of revival of monasticism in post-revolutionary France. In 1901, however,

459-512: The existing monastery, and to found a new monastery there, dedicated to St. Maurice . The abbey premises later belonged to the Assumptionists until the 1980s, when they sold it to the Apprentis d'Auteuil , a charity for the education and training of orphans. As they were unable to build workshops on the site, they sold it on to the departmental council of Maine-et-Loire . For some years

486-525: The great pilgrimage to Francia, Maurus founded Glanfeuil Abbey as the first Benedictine monastery in Gaul. It was located on the south bank of the Loire river, a few miles east of Angers . The nave of its thirteenth-century church and some vineyards remain today (according to tradition, the chenin grape was first cultivated at this monastery.) Scholars such as Hippolyte Delehaye believe that this Life of Maurus

513-434: The initial founding of Glanfeuil Abbey. Excavations at the end of the nineteenth century disclosed a possible Merovingian monastery built on the ruins of a Roman villa. The first mention of Glanfeuil is around the middle of the eighth century when it was in the possession of Gaidulf of Ravenna, who depleted its resources until the monastery itself was little more than a ruin. By about 830, the abandoned monastery had come into

540-529: The monks were compelled to leave France due to the anti-clerical laws of the Third French Republic . After finding refuge in Baronville, Belgium (now part of the municipality of Beauraing ), the monks began to search for a permanent home. After various inquires failed, they finally settled upon Clervaux , Luxembourg. In 1908, a vote was taken by the monastic chapter , which made the decision to dissolve

567-508: The original Benedictine foundation in Gaul. The story is based on a fictional hagiography written by Abbot Odo of Glanfeuil to acquire a prestigious patron for his small abbey on the Loire river and to console his community which had been driven into exile by the Vikings. The modern common view is that while St. Maurus was a historical person, the Vita of Faustus is a fabrication by Abbot Odo from around 868. There are no reliable records regarding

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594-413: The possession of Rorgon I, Count of Maine , possibly through his wife, Bilichilde. Together, they undertook to restore the abbey. Abbot Ingelbert of Saint-Pierre-des-Fossés sent some monks, including the count's brother, Gausbert. In 835 Ebroin's cousin, Count Rorgon, petitioned King Pippin of Aquitaine for the monastery of Glanfeuil on behalf of his relative Ebroin . Glanfeuil had been placed under

621-424: The relics were relocated to Saint-Germain-des-Prés , where they remained until dispersed by a Parisian mob during the French Revolution . Maurus is still venerated by Benedictine congregations today, many monks adopting his name and dedicating monasteries to his patronage. The cult of Maurus slowly spread to monasteries throughout France and by the 11th century had been adopted by Monte Cassino in Italy, along with

648-414: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title San Mauro . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Mauro&oldid=830649190 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

675-587: Was carried away by the current. Realizing this, Benedict sent Maurus to rescue the boy. Hurrying to reach Placidus, Maurus ran out upon the water. After bringing Placidus back to shore, Maurus attributed the miracle to the prayers of Benedict; the abbot, to his disciple's obedience. Maurus was ordained a deacon, and subsequently Benedict, prior to leaving for Monte Cassino, appointed him coadjutor at Subiaco. During his tenure, various miraculous cures were attributed to his prayers. Around 528, Benedict summoned Maurus to join him at Monte Cassino. Around 543, Innocentius,

702-408: Was during the tenure of Abbot Gauslin that, around 845, the supposed remains of Saint Maurus were discovered. In 862, under threat of Norman attacks, Abbot Odo and the monks left Glanfeuil, taking the relics of St. Maurus with them. They eventually wound up at Saint-Pierre-des-Fossés, where Odo was chosen to succeed the recently deceased Abbot Geoffrey. "He pretended to have discovered at the time of

729-400: Was later called St. Maur-sur-Loire. Maurus died at Glanfeuil Abbey 15 January 584. Maurus was originally buried in the abbey church at Glanfeuil. When, in 868, Odo and the monks of Glanfeuil were obliged to flee to Paris in the face of Vikings marauding along the Loire, the remains of Maurus were translated to the abbey of Saint-Pierre-des-Fossés, later renamed Saint-Maur-des-Fossés . In 1750

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