Saint Maximilian
- 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 Theveste, Numidia, North Africa;
buried at Carthage
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
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- Readings
- My army is the army of God, and I cannot fight for this world.
- Saint Maximilian
