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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Maximianus, bishop of Syracuse, ob. 594

Saint ID

S01769

Reported Death Not Before

590

Reported Death Not After

600

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Bishops , Miracle-workers in lifetime
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E04383Gregory the Great writes the Dialogues, recounting miraculous stories with various local saints as their subject. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. Overview entry.
E04505Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (3.36), describes how *Maximianus (bishop of Syracuse, ob. 594, S01769) and several monks survived a storm at sea when travelling from Rome to Constantinople. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.