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Maximilian of Antioch
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 21 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
363
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Maximilian of Antioch (Latin: Maximilianus; died c. 353) was a Christian martyr under the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate. His feast day is 21 August.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- The Roman Martyrology (English ed. 1916), 21 August — 'The same day, the holy martyrs Bonosus and Maximian' at 21 August — the two Herculean guardsmen martyred at Antioch under Julian the Apostate. The index reads 'Bonosus, St., M Aug. 21'; the Latin index 'Bonosus et Maxim
- Wikidata Q6795738 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maximilian of Antioch (CC BY-SA)
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