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| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Turin]] | ||
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|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|Profession=Bishop; preacher | |Profession=Bishop; preacher | ||
|Patronage=Turin; against childhood diseases | |Patronage=Turin; against childhood diseases | ||
|Attributes=Bishop's mitre; book of sermons | |Attributes=Bishop's mitre; book of sermons | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Turin Cathedral, Turin, Italy | |PrimaryShrine=Turin Cathedral, Turin, Italy | ||
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'''Saint Maximus of Turin''' (Latin: ''Maximus Turonensis''; c. 380 – c. 420 AD) was a 4th- and 5th-century Roman Christian bishop and theologian, the first known bishop of Turin, renowned for his extensive preaching and scriptural homilies that contributed to the Christianization of northern Italy.<ref name="web:0">{{Cite web |title=Maximus of Turin - Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximus_of_Turin |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to early Church records, such as Gennadius of Massilia's ''De Viris Illustribus'' and the ''Liber Pontificalis'', Maximus was likely born in Rhaetia (modern northern Italy) or Vercelli and was appointed bishop of Turin, a suffragan see of Milan, sometime before 398 AD, where he served until his death around 420.<ref name="web:4">{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Maximus of Turin |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10081a.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> His surviving works include 118 homilies, 116 sermons, and six treatises on biblical themes, emphasizing moral exhortation and the integration of pagan festivals into Christian liturgy, such as transforming Saturnalia into Christmas celebrations.<ref name="web:1">{{Cite web |title=Saint of the Day – 25 June – St Maximus of Turin (? – c 420) Father of the Church |url=https://anastpaul.com/2018/06/25/saint-of-the-day-25-june-st-maximus-of-turin-c-420-father-of-the-church/ |website=AnaStpaul |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Maximus attended the Council of Milan in 398, advocating for orthodoxy against lingering Arian influences, and his preaching targeted Turin's diverse population of Romans, Gauls, and Germanic settlers. | '''Saint Maximus of Turin''' (Latin: ''Maximus Turonensis''; c. 380 – c. 420 AD) was a 4th- and 5th-century Roman Christian bishop and theologian, the first known bishop of Turin, renowned for his extensive preaching and scriptural homilies that contributed to the Christianization of northern Italy.<ref name="web:0">{{Cite web |title=Maximus of Turin - Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximus_of_Turin |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to early Church records, such as Gennadius of Massilia's ''De Viris Illustribus'' and the ''Liber Pontificalis'', Maximus was likely born in Rhaetia (modern northern Italy) or Vercelli and was appointed bishop of Turin, a suffragan see of Milan, sometime before 398 AD, where he served until his death around 420.<ref name="web:4">{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Maximus of Turin |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10081a.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> His surviving works include 118 homilies, 116 sermons, and six treatises on biblical themes, emphasizing moral exhortation and the integration of pagan festivals into Christian liturgy, such as transforming Saturnalia into Christmas celebrations.<ref name="web:1">{{Cite web |title=Saint of the Day – 25 June – St Maximus of Turin (? – c 420) Father of the Church |url=https://anastpaul.com/2018/06/25/saint-of-the-day-25-june-st-maximus-of-turin-c-420-father-of-the-church/ |website=AnaStpaul |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Maximus attended the Council of Milan in 398, advocating for orthodoxy against lingering Arian influences, and his preaching targeted Turin's diverse population of Romans, Gauls, and Germanic settlers. | ||