Saint Maximianus the Soldier

Also known as

• Maximinian
• Maximilian

Memorial

• 21 August

Profile

Soldier in the imperial Herculean Legion serving under an uncle of Julian the Apostate. Tortured and executed for refusing to change the Labarum of Constantine, a Christian banner, for a pagan one. Martyr.

Died

• 362

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Maximianus the Soldier”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 September 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-maximianus-the-soldier/>