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Maurus

Maurus is a Latin given name. It can refer to:

  • The inhabitants of ancient Mauretania

Persons:

  • Saints
    • Saint Maurus of Parentium (3rd century) the first bishop of Parentium and the patron saint of Poreč.
    • Saint Maurus (c. 500 - c. 584), the first disciple of St. Benedict of Nursia.
    • Blessed Maurus Magnentius Rabanus (Hrabanus) (c. 776 (784?) - 856)
    • Saint Maurus of Pécs, the second bishop of Pécs, and abbey of Pannonhalma (c. 1000-c. 1075)
  • Others
    • Maurus of Salerno medical writer and teacher (c.1130 - 1214)
    • Mister Maurus, an archetypical school teacher developed by Anton Hansen Tammsaare
    • the surname of Sylvester Maurus
    • Maurus the Kuber brother to Tervel's father Asparukh and son of Kubrat Kaghan of Patria Onoguria.
    • Maurus, religious name of secret agent monk, Alexander Horn

Other:

  • Maurus, a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies nowadays usually included in Plebejus

See also:

  • Mauro (disambiguation)
  • Maura (disambiguation)
  • San Mauro (disambiguation)
  • Mauritius (given name)
  • Mauretania an ancient kingdom and late Roman province

Usage examples of "maurus".

Servants rushing to and fro, Elza in close conversation with the chef, Maurus shouting contradictory orders across the galleried hall.

They wanted proof, or at least substantiating evidence of Mauri tum's involvement, and Kiyrstin" Mikhyel kissed his fin gers in her direction.

They say Mauri tum will suffer more than Rhomatum, if Persitum withdraws.

As you will discover, through the lady romGaretti's efforts, and those of my brothers, the Mauri tum threat was, at least for the time being, blocked.

The wrinkled old outlaw woman Mauri had told El once that they'd never seen the dwarves, "But they want us here.

Persitum, the con nective tissue between the Mauritum and the Rhomatum Webs, was at the moment in a power crisis, having lost Rhomatum thanks to the destruction of the ring and Mauri tum in (she would imagine) a temper snit from Garetti.