Maximus Of Turin

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Saint Maximus of Turin date of birth unknown death between 408 and 423 was a bishop and theological writer. Maximus is believed to have been a native of Rhaetia. His name is in the Roman martyrology on 25 June, and the city of Turin honours him as its patron saint. A life which, however, is entirely unreliable, was written after the eleventh century, and is printed in "Acta SS.", June, VII, 3rd ed., 44-46. It states that a cleric one day followed him with an evil intention to a retired chapel, where the saint was wont to pray. The cleric suddenly became so thirsty that he implored Maximus for help. A roe happened to pass which the saint caused to stop, so that the cleric could partake of its milk. This legend accounts for the fact that St. Maximus is represented in art as pointing at a roe.