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Maximus of Riez
bishop of Riez
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 27 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Near Riez in Provence, in France, Saint Maximus, father of the community of Lérins after Saint Honoratus and then bishop of the Church of Riez.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 27 November as abbot of Lérins after Saint Honoratus and then bishop of Riez.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 27 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q11766605 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.