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Maximus the Confessor (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Ὁμολογητής, romanized: Maximos ho Homologētēs), also spelled Maximos, otherwise known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople (c. 580 – 13 August 662), was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar.
Saint Maximus the Confessor, the most important Byzantine theologian of the 7th century whose commentaries on the early 6th-century Christian Neoplatonist Pseudo-Dionysius and on the Greek Church Fathers considerably influenced the theology and mysticism of the Middle Ages.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Saint Maximus the Confessor (also known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople) (c. 580 - August 13, 662 C.E.) was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, he was a civil servant and an aide to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius (610-641 C.E.).
May 14, 2020 · Our venerable and God-bearing Father Maximus the Confessor (ca. 580-662) was an Orthodox Christian monk and ascetical writer known especially for his courageous fight against the heresy of Monothelitism.
Aug 13, 2020 · Learn how Maximus the Confessor, a seventh-century theologian, synthesized and developed the core themes of early patristic thought, especially deification and nature. Explore his philosophy of nature, his doctrine of deification, and his understanding of the Eucharist as the means of union with God.
Learn about the life and legacy of St. Maximus, a monk and theologian who defended the Incarnation of Christ against monothelitism. He was tortured and exiled by the emperor, but became a living word of faith.
A biography of St. Maximus, a theologian and confessor of the Incarnation and the papacy in the Monothelite controversy. Learn about his life, works, letters, and exile in this article from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
