Name
Maximus, bishop of Naples, ob. 355/362
Saint ID
S02171
Reported Death Not Before
355
Reported Death Not After
362
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops , Martyrs, "Confessors"
| ID | Title | E05905 | The Libellus precum of Faustinus and Marcellinus, a petition to the emperor Theodosius from two presbyters belonging to the schismatic group known as Luciferians, refers to the death in exile of *Maximus (bishop of Naples, ob. 355/362, S00427) as a martyrdom. Written in Latin, probably in Constantinople, 383/385. | E06239 | The Libellus precum of Faustinus and Marcellinus, a petition to the emperor Theodosius from two presbyters belonging to the schismatic group known as Luciferians, attributes a punishing miracle (datable to 362/3) to the power of the deceased *Maximus (bishop of Naples, ob. 355/362, S02171) and the living *Lucifer (bishop of Cagliari, ob. 370, S02316). Written in Latin, probably in Constantinople, 383/385. | E06401 | Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 9.171) of 599, to Romanus, defensor of the papal patrimony in Sicily, mentions a monastery dedicated to *Erasmus (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Formia, S00867), *Maximus (probably the bishop of Naples, ob. c. 361, S02171) and *Juliana (martyr of Nicomedia, buried at Pozzuoli/Cumae, S01162) in Naples (southern Italy), and a hostel dedicated to *Theodore (soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480), probably in Palermo (Sicily). Written in Latin in Rome. | E06402 | Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 9.173) of 599, to Fantinus, defensor of the papal patrimony in Sicily, seeks the recovery of property of the abbot of two monasteries, one dedicated to the Archangel (presumably *Michael, S00181), the other to *Erasmus (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Formia, S00867), *Maximus (probably the bishop of Naples, ob. c. 361, S02171) and *Juliana (martyr of Nicomedia, buried at Pozzuoli/Cumae, S01162); both monasteries presumably in Naples (southern Italy). Written in Latin in Rome. |
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