Oct 122010
![[Saint Maximilian of Celeia]](http://saints.sqpn.com/saintm41.jpg "jpg illustration of Saint Maximilian of Celeia")
Also known as
- Maximilian of Celje
- Maximilian of Cilli
- Maximilian of Lorch
- 12 October
- 29 October on some calendars
Profile
Born to the nobility, the only child of rich and pious parents. After the death of his parents, Maximilian freed the family slaves and gave away his fortune to the poor. Pilgim to Rome, Italy. Sent as a missionary to Noricum and Pannonia by Pope Saint Sixtus II. First bishop of Lorch, Norucum. After 20 years of work as a missionary bishop, he returned to Celeia where he became a noted preacher. Ordered by secular authorities to prove his loyalty by sacrificing to idols; Maximilian refused. Martyred by order of governor Eulasius.
Born
- in Celeia (modern Celje, Slovenia)
- beheaded on 12 October 284
- buried outside Celeia (modern Celje, Slovenia)
- by the 8th century his relics had been moved to Salzburg, Austria and a chapel built over the grave
- on 9 September 878 his relics were known to be in Altötting, Germany
- c.980 Bishop Pilgrim of Passau transfers the relics of Maximilian to Passau
- his relics processed through Passau in 1634 to protect the city from plague
- sarcophagus opened in 1662, and found empty
Name Meaning
- the greatest (latin)
- Habsburg family (chosen in the 15th century)
- Linz, Austria, diocese of
- Passau, Germany, diocese of (earliest mention in writing on 30 September 985)
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Catholic.net
- Kirken i Norge
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Ruth Weber
MLA Citation
- “Saint Maximilian of Celeia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 October 2010. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-maximilian-of-celeia/>