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Also known as

• Maximilian of Tebessa
• Maximilian of Theveste
• Mamilian….

Memorial

• 12 March

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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 c.295 at Thebeste, Numidia, North Africa
• buried at Carthage

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Readings

My army is the army of God, and I cannot fight for this world. – Saint Maximilian

MLA Citation

• “Saint Maximilian of Thebeste“. CatholicSaints.Info. 12 March 2023. Web. 28 May 2024. <>