Saint Maurice (detail), Józef Mehoffer, between 1898 and 1899

The cut-out shows saint mauritius as the leader of the theban legion, which was christian. According to legend, the christian legion mutinied when they were to be deployed to fight christian troops. Emperor maximinian had them all killed in the narrows of agaunum (today st maurice). Object Type: painting. Genre: Art Nouveau. Date: between 1898 and 1899. Place of creation: en:Fribourg, Switzerland. Medium: stained glass. Collection: nave-aisle. Cathedral Fribourg vitrail Maertyrer 05

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Author: Józef Mehoffer (1869–1946)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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