Maxim

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Maxim

• Hieromartyr Maxim of GorliceAugust 24Orthodox priest born in 1888, killed at Gorlice in August 1914 at the start of the First World War; canonized as a new martyr.
• Fool-for-Christ Maxim of MoscowAugust 13Fool for Christ in Moscow who died in 1434; very little is known about his life.
• Hieromartyr Maxim ZhizhilenkoMay 22Russian bishop born in Kalisz in 1885, who died in Moscow in 1931, a participant in the Josephite movement.
• MPVenerable Martyr Maxim PopovJune 17Russian hieromonk born in 1876 and died in 1934; canonized as a venerable martyr.
• MKVenerable Maxim of KafsokalyviaA Russian schemamonk, formerly a cell attendant at St Andrew's Skete, later a hermit at Kavsokalyvia; venerated, not formally canonized.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Maxim?

The name day of Maxim is August 24, the feast of Hieromartyr Maxim of Gorlice. It is also kept on August 13, May 22, June 17.

II.Which saints bore the name Maxim?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Maxim, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Maxim a good baptismal name?

Yes. Maxim is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Maxim of Gorlice as patron.