Maximilian (martyr)

Saint Maximilian of Tebessa is a Christian saint whose feast day is observed on 12 March. He is a martyr of the Christian Church from the third century CE, born in AD 274. Because his father Fabius Victor was a soldier in the Roman army, Maximilian was obliged to join at the age of 21. Brought before the proconsul of Numidia Cassius Dion, he refused, stating that, as a Christian, he could not serve in the military. This led to his martyrdom by beheading on 12 March, AD 295, at the City of Thavaste (now: Tébessa, Algeria), North Africa.^[1] He is noted as an early conscientious objector.^[2]

References

1. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia, New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1913.
2. ^ Richard Alston, Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt, London and New York: Routledge, 1995, ISBN 0-415-12270-8, p 149.

External links

• The Origin of the Cult of St. Maximilian
• The Passion of St. Maximilan of Tebessa
•  "Maximilian". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.