Saint Maximilian of Thebeste

Also known as

• Maximilian of Tebessa
• Maximilian of Theveste

Memorial

• 12 March

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Son of a Roman army veteran. Conscientious objector – when drafted into the Roman army, he refused to serve on the grounds that his faith prohibited it. Martyred for this stand.

Born

• 274

Died

• beheaded c.295 at Thebeste, Numidia, North Africa
• buried at Carthage

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Military Martyrs
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

Readings

My army is the army of God, and I cannot fight for this world. - Saint Maximilian

MLA Citation

• “Saint Maximilian of Thebeste“. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 March 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>