Get to know your new favorite tee— it features a painting of Saint Maurice by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 – 1553). He was a court painter to the Saxon Elector Friedrich II, the Wise. An important artist of the German Renaissance. Cranach created this painting of Saint Maurice between 1520-25 amidst the tumultuous years of the German Reformation. The martyr Saint Maurice had become the patron saint of the Holy Roman Empire in the tenth century.

Saint Maurice was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century and is one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. He is the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms. He died in Agaunum, Switzerland 287 AD,

• Premium knit mid-weight jersey
• Four-way stretch fabric that stretches and recovers on the cross and lengthwise grains
• Regular fit
• Blank product components in the US and Mexico sourced from the US
• Blank product components in the EU sourced from Lithuania

Saint Maurice is run and operated from our studio/boutique space in the heart of west Oakland. Contact us to schedule a personalized shopping experience. You and a small group of your associates will be given a guided tour of our facility , the opportunity to try on clothes, and a brief explanation of the historical significance of the artwork displayed on our garments. You will also be treated to a light hors d'oeuvre and a sparkling beverage.