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

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Saint Maurus of Parentium Maurus of Parentium is the patron saint of the Croatian city of Poreč, called Parentium in Roman times. The Catholic Church has had a presence in Istria since the times of the early Christian martyrs. Maurus (sv. Mavro) was the first bishop of ...

(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 Rabanus Maurus Magnentius ( 780 – 4 February 856), also known as Hrabanus or Rhabanus, was a Frankish Benedictine monk, theologian, poet, encyclopedist and military writer who became archbishop of Mainz in East Francia. He was the author of t ...

(Hrabanus) (c. 776 (784?) - 856) *

Saint Maurus of Pécs In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...

, the second bishop of Pécs, and abbey of Pannonhalma (c. 1000-c. 1075) Others * (c.1130 - 1214), medical writer and teacher *

Mister Maurus ''Truth and Justice'' ( et, Tõde ja õigus) I-V, written in 1926–1933, is a pentalogy by A. H. Tammsaare, considered to be his most famous work, and one of the foundational works in Estonian literature. Tammsaare's social epic captured th ...

, an archetypical school teacher developed by Anton Hansen Tammsaare *

Sylvester Maurus Sylvester Maurus (31 December 1619 – 13 January 1687) was an Italian Jesuit theologian. Life Sylvester Maurus was born in Spoleto, Italy, on 31 December 1619 to a noble family. He entered the Society of Jesus, 21 April 1636. After his nov ...

(1619-1687), Italian Jesuit theologian * Kuber (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 Alexander Horn (or Dom Maurus Horn, OSB; 28 June 1762 – 1820), was a Scottish Benedictine monk who became a secret agent and diplomat. His work contributed to the birth of the conspiracy theory of the illuminati.Mark Dilworth, ‘Horn, Alexander ...

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Mauretania Mauretania (; ) is the Latin name for a region in the ancient Maghreb. It stretched from central present-day Algeria westwards to the Atlantic, covering northern present-day Morocco, and southward to the Atlas Mountains. Its native inhabitants, ...

, ancient kingdom and late Roman province * '' Maurus'', a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies

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