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'''Saint Maximinus of Trier''' (d. September 12, 346) was a [[Saints|saint]] and Bishop of Trier, Germany, renowned for his opposition to Arianism and hospitality to exiled orthodox leaders. Born at Silly near Poitiers, France, he was educated by St. Agritius, whom he succeeded as bishop in 332 or 335. Maximinus sheltered St. Athanasius of Alexandria during his exiles in 336–338 and 343, and St. Paul of Constantinople in 341. | '''Saint Maximinus of Trier''' (d. September 12, 346) was a [[Saints|saint]] and Bishop of [[Trier, Germany]], renowned for his opposition to Arianism and hospitality to exiled orthodox leaders. Born at Silly near Poitiers, France, he was educated by [[St. Agritius]], whom he succeeded as bishop in 332 or 335. Maximinus sheltered St. Athanasius of Alexandria during his exiles in 336–338 and 343, and St. Paul of Constantinople in 341. | ||
His cult was strong in Trier and Alsace, with his tomb at St. Maximin’s Abbey (formerly St. John’s) a pilgrimage site until its destruction in 1802. Maximinus’ defense of orthodoxy and missionary work in the Mosel and Lahn valleys shaped the early Western Church. Medieval legends conflating him with Maximinus of Aix, linking him to Mary Magdalene, are historically inaccurate.<ref name="Butler">{{cite book |last=Butler |first=Alban |title=Lives of the Saints |volume=VI |year=1866 |publisher=Burns, Oates, and Washbourne |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/livesofsaints06butl}}</ref><ref name="CatholicSaints">{{cite web |title=Saint Maximinus of Trier |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-maximinus-of-trier/ |website=CatholicSaints.Info |publisher=CatholicSaints.Info |access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref> | A key figure in the Arian controversy, he opposed heretical bishops at the Synod of Sardica (c. 342) and influenced Emperor Constans to reject Arian proposals. Praised by [[St. Jerome]] as “one of the most courageous bishops of his time,” his feast day is [[May 29]].<ref name="CatholicEncyclopedia">{{cite web |title=St. Maximinus |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10077a.htm |website=Catholic Encyclopedia |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref><ref name="Wikipedia">{{cite web |title=Maximin of Trier |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximin_of_Trier |website=Wikipedia |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref> | ||
His cult was strong in [[Trier]] and [[Alsace]], with his tomb at [[St. Maximin’s Abbey]] (formerly St. John’s) a pilgrimage site until its destruction in 1802. Maximinus’ defense of orthodoxy and missionary work in the Mosel and Lahn valleys shaped the early Western Church. Medieval legends conflating him with Maximinus of Aix, linking him to Mary Magdalene, are historically inaccurate.<ref name="Butler">{{cite book |last=Butler |first=Alban |title=Lives of the Saints |volume=VI |year=1866 |publisher=Burns, Oates, and Washbourne |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/livesofsaints06butl}}</ref><ref name="CatholicSaints">{{cite web |title=Saint Maximinus of Trier |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-maximinus-of-trier/ |website=CatholicSaints.Info |publisher=CatholicSaints.Info |access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref> | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Birth=== | ===Birth=== | ||
Saint Maximinus was born at an unknown date in Silly near Poitiers, France, to a noble Gallic family. His brother, St. Maxentius, was bishop of Poitiers before St. Hilary. Little is known of his early years, but his noble lineage suggests a privileged upbringing.<ref name="CatholicEncyclopedia" /><ref name="OrthodoxWiki">{{cite web |title=Maximinus of Trier |url=https://orthodoxwiki.org/Maximinus_of_Trier |website=OrthodoxWiki |publisher=OrthodoxWiki |access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref> | Saint Maximinus was born at an unknown date in Silly near Poitiers, France, to a noble Gallic family. His brother, [[St. Maxentius]], was bishop of Poitiers before [[St. Hilary]]. Little is known of his early years, but his noble lineage suggests a privileged upbringing.<ref name="CatholicEncyclopedia" /><ref name="OrthodoxWiki">{{cite web |title=Maximinus of Trier |url=https://orthodoxwiki.org/Maximinus_of_Trier |website=OrthodoxWiki |publisher=OrthodoxWiki |access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref> | ||
===Early Life=== | ===Early Life=== | ||