Maximilian (martyr)

Saint Maximilian of Tebessa
Born	274
Died	March 12, 295 Thavaste (Tébessa), Numidia (present day Algeria)
Feast	March 12
Patronage	conscientious objectors
Controversy	historical existence is disputed[citation needed]

Saint Maximilian of Tebessa is a Christian saint whose feast day is observed on 12 March. He is a martyr of the Christian Church from the third century CE, born in AD 274. Because his father Fabius Victor was a soldier in the Roman army, Maximilian was obliged to join at the age of 21. Brought before the proconsul of Numidia Cassius Dion, he refused, stating that, as a Christian, he could not serve in the military. This led to his martyrdom by beheading on 12 March, AD 295, at the City of Thavaste (now: Tébessa, Algeria), North Africa.^[1] He is noted as an early conscientious objector.^[2]

References

1. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia, New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1913.
2. ^ Richard Alston, Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt, London and New York: Routledge, 1995, ISBN 0-415-12270-8, p 149.

External links

• The Origin of the Cult of St. Maximilian
• The Passion of St. Maximilan of Tebessa
•  "Maximilian". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 

Persondata
Name	Maximilian
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	274
Place of birth
Date of death	295
Place of death	Thavaste (Tébessa), Numidia (present day Algeria)