Saint Maurus was a 6th-century Benedictine monk and abbot, recognized as the primary disciple of Benedict of Nursia. Born in Rome to noble parents, he was offered to the monastery as a young boy. He is famously remembered for his miraculous rescue of a fellow disciple, Placidus, from drowning. After serving as a coadjutor at Subiaco, Maurus traveled to Gaul to establish monastic life following a request from the Bishop of Le Mans. He eventually founded Glanfeuil Abbey, where he lived until his death in 584.