@remmy: I've seen a person in one of these threads arguing that Saint Maurice was not black and there seems to be similar opinions elsewhere on the internet. Obviously I don't know what the developers actually think.
You say that Saint Maurice would not be common knowledge for people in this region, but were the other saints referenced in this game so much more popular and a part of the peoples lives? Like saint Procopius, or Wilgefortis? I'm asking this seriously as I do not know.
The one saint mentioned in passing, from what I remember on the description of the sword, was a patron saint of mercenaries. Given that almost everyone that Henry interacts with is a mercenary, soldier or brigand it would make sense for a mercenary to know about that saint. The other one was, if I'm remembering right, George which would be a pretty famous saint anywhere. I'm not sure why you're obsessed with saints, though. They're not commonly brought up in the game. The player character starts the game as an illiterate blacksmith's son and doesn't have any religious education at all beyond what any peasant would have.
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