Saint Maurus of Parentium is the patron saint of the Croatian city of Poreč called Parentium in Roman times. The Church has existed in Istria since the times of the early Christian martyrs. St. Maurus (sv. Mavro) was the first bishop of Poreč and the Istrian diocese who suffered a martyred death in the late 3rd century.
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