Maximus

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Maximus

• Venerable Maximus the ConfessorAugust 13Monk and theologian who defended the faith against Monothelitism, tortured and exiled, died in Lazica in 662.
• Venerable Maximus the GreekJanuary 21Greek monk from Mount Athos, writer and translator in Russia, who died at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius.
• MASaint Maximus of AlexandriaApril 9Fifteenth pope and patriarch of Alexandria, from 264 to 282.
• Saint Maximus BrankovićJanuary 18Last male of the Branković dynasty and titular Despot of Serbia, who became a monk and archbishop; died in 1516.
• Saint Maximus of KyivDecember 6Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus from 1283 to 1305, consecrated at Constantinople.
• MISaint Maximus III of ConstantinopleNovember 17Ecumenical Patriarch from 1476 to 1482, born Manuel Christonymos, a scholar; remembered on 17 November.
• Martyr Maximus of AveiaJune 10Deacon and martyr, one of the patrons of L'Aquila in Italy, who died around 250.
• Confessor Maximus of NaplesJune 11Bishop of Naples and defender of the decrees of Nicaea against Arianism, sent into exile, where he died in 361.
• MISaint Maximus III of JerusalemMay 5Bishop of Jerusalem from about 333 until his death in 347, the third of that name.
• Saint Maximus of NolaFebruary 7Bishop of Nola of whom very little is known; commemorated on January 15 and February 7.
• Saint Maximus of PaduaAugust 2Bishop of Padua in the 3rd century, commemorated on August 2.
• Martyr Maximus of AdrianopleSeptember 15Born at Marcianopolis, martyred at Adrianople in 310 in the persecution of Maximian Galerius.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Maximus?

The name day of Maximus is August 13, the feast of Venerable Maximus the Confessor. It is also kept on January 21, April 9, January 18, December 6, November 17, June 10, June 11, May 5.

II.Which saints bore the name Maximus?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Maximus, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Maximus a good baptismal name?

Yes. Maximus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Maximus the Confessor as patron.