Name
Maximus, abbot in Chinon, mid 5th c.
Saint ID
S01253
Number in BH
BHL 5838-5840
Reported Death Not Before
400
Reported Death Not After
464
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Hermits/recluses, Miracle-workers in lifetime
| ID | Title | E02448 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry. | E02575 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (22), recounts how *Maximus (abbot in Chinon, mid 5th c., S01253): was saved from drowning in the Saône river; came to Chinon (north-west Gaul) and founded a monastery; during a siege by Egidius, successfully prayed for a supply of water; and was buried in Chinon, where the sick are cured at his tomb. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E04925 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 20 August. |
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