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• Catholic Encyclopedia
St. Maurice, leader of the Theban Legion, killed around 287.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10068c.htm

• Catholic Online
St. Maurice and the Theban Legion were Christian soldiers. When they refused to sacrifice to the gods, the Emperor ordered them slaughtered.
http://saints.catholic.org/saints/maurice.html

• Copt-Net
St. Maurice and the Theban Legion in Coptic tradition.
http://pharos.bu.edu/cn/synexarion/MauriceOfTheba.txt

• Passion of Saint Maurice
Illustrations, translation of early source, bibliography. St. Maurice and the Theban Legion may be purely legendary, since the story did not surface until the fifth century.
http://www.ucc.ie/milmart/Maurice.html

• Patron Saints Index
Profile of St. Maurice. Illustrated. Also known as St. Mauritius.
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintm32.htm