Saint Maximilian of Thebeste

Memorial

• 12 March

Profile

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 in 295 at Thebeste, Numidia, North Africa
• buried at Carthage

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

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 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-maximilian-of-thebeste/>