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Maximus the Confessor (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Ὁμολογητής, romanized: Maximos ho Homologētēs), also spelled Maximos, [2] otherwise known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople (c. 580 – 13 August 662), was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar.
Aug 9, 2024 · 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.
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.
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.).
Aug 13, 2024 · In the great, imperial city of Constantinople, Maximus (born around 580), the proto-secretary of Emperor Heraclius, was a brilliant young man. He had received an excellent philosophical education and had landed one of the best civil service jobs in the Empire. Many could have envied him.
Jan 6, 2024 · Maximus the Confessor by Andrew Louth introduces the times and upheavals during which Maximus lived. It discusses his cosmic vision of humanity and the role of the church. selection of Maximus' theological treaties accompanied by introduction. Online available.
Mar 26, 2015 · The works and life of Maximus are covered in four parts. The first section, Historical Setting, includes an update of Sherwood’s 1952 Date-List of Works of St Maximus the Confessor, and a reconstructed timeline of significant events in the life of Maximus.
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Maximus the Confessor (c. 580–662) was one of the most significant ascetic theologians of the early medieval period. Maximus was a master synthesizer, who interweaved a wide range of philosophy and theology into a dynamic articulation of the divine mystery of Jesus Christ.
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Jan 1, 2020 · Maximus the Confessor (c. 580–662) was a Byzantine ascetic theologian who advanced an integrative theology borne out of the monastic circles he inhabited – the Chalcedonian Definition of 451 (i.e., two natures of Jesus Christ) and the church fathers...
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Mar 26, 2015 · Together with Pope Martin I (649-53 CE), Maximus the Confessor and his circle were the most vocal opponents of Constantinople's introduction of the doctrine of monothelitism.
