Honorific Prefix: | Saints |
Maurus, Pantalemon and Sergius | |
Death Date: | 27 July 117 |
Feast Day: | 27 July |
Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church,Orthodox Church |
Birth Place: | Maurus - Bethlehem, JudeaPantalemon and Sergius - Apulia |
Death Place: | Bisceglie, Apulia |
Titles: | Martyrs and Bishop of Bisceglie |
Canonized Date: | Pre-congregation |
Attributes: | Mauro is represented in robes of a bishop with a book. Sergio and Pantaleone, in military attire, on a horse, while raising a flag with red cross on a white background |
Patronage: | Bisceglie, Apulia |
Major Shrine: | Cathedral of Bisceglie |
Maurus, Pantelemon and Sergius (died 117 AD) are 2nd century Christian martyrs venerated at Bisceglie on the Adriatic. Tradition holds that Maurus was from Bethlehem and was sent to be the first bishop of Bisceglie by Peter. They were killed during the persecutions of Christians under the Roman emperor Trajan.[1]