Saint Maximinus of Antioch
Profile
Member of the imperial guard of Julian the Apostate. When Julian issued orders prohibiting the veneration of the relics of saints, Maximinus and Saint Juventius protested; they were arrested, scourged, and martyred. Saint John Chrysostom wrote their eulogy.
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
MLA Citation
- “Saint Maximinus of Antioch”. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-maximinus-of-antioch/>
