In Saint Maurice (Master Theodoric), how is the Saint Maurice as the patron saint of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire discussed?
According to a legend created in the late 4th century, Saint Maurice was the commander of the Christian Theban Legion, which was allegedly slaughtered by the Roman Emperor Maximian near present-day Saint Moritz, Switzerland, when Maurice and his soldiers refused to participate in a ritual of sacrifice to pagan gods. Saint Maurice has been the patron saint of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire since the 10th century. In 926, Henry the Fowler donated the entire Swiss canton of Aargau to the local abbey in exchange for the holy relics of Saint Maurice - spear, sword and spurs. These became part of the coronation ritual of the emperors and survived in Austria-Hungary as the emperor's insignia until 1916. In 937, the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Otto I, founded the monastery of Saint Maurice in Magdeburg. The cult of Saint Maurice spread from Germany to Bohemia, where the Luxembourgs associated their imperial ambitions with him. For Charles IV, the saint had a special significance. The "Holy Lance", one of the main relics he collected and had the Chapel of the Holy Cross built for them, was considered a relic of Saint Maurice in his time.
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