Saint Maurus
First disciple of St. Benedict of Nursia · Lived 512 to 584 · aged 72
Maurus, OSB (512-584) was an Italian Catholic monk best known as the first disciple of Benedict of Nursia. He is mentioned in Gregory the Great's biography of the latter as the first oblate, offered to the monastery by his noble Roman parents as a young boy to be brought up in the monastic life.
Saint Maurus is read about 85 times a day, in 20 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Lived 512 to 584 · aged 72