Saint Maurice
Americannoun
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Writing for the Root, historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. recounted the story of Saint Maurice, the first black saint, who was born in Thebes, Egypt.
From Washington Post • May 17, 2018
In or near the street La Haute Rue Saint Maurice, hard by a square which now bears the name of the heroine, Joan of Arc arrived at noon on Sunday, the 6th of March.
From Joan of Arc by Gower, Ronald Sutherland
The church, dedicated to Saint Maurice, a favorite saint in the Valais and Rhône district, is plain but interesting and in parts is quite old.
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)
The church in which she passed her time in prayer was doubtless that of Saint Maurice, close by the place at which she lodged.
From Joan of Arc by Gower, Ronald Sutherland
It was difficult to get him to confess at all; and one priest from Saint Maurice had left him.
From Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
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