, There are two saints of this name, of whom some notice may be taken;
, There are two saints of this name, of
whom some notice may be taken; the oldest Maximus, of
Turin, so called because he was bishop of that city in the
fifth century, was eminent for his learning and piety.
Many of his “Homilies
” remain, some of which bear the
name of St. Ambrose, St. Augustin, and Eusebius of
messa, in the Library of the fathers. The other St. Maximus was an abbot, and confessor in the seventh century,
born of an ancient and noble family at Constantinople.
He warmly opposed the heresy of the Monothelites, and
died in prison, August 13, 662, in consequence of what he
had suffered on that occasion. We have a commentary of
his on the books attributed to St. Dionysius the Areopagite,
and several other works, which father Combesis published,
1675, 2 vols. folio; and they are also in the Library of the
fathers.