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Maximus, Saint, c.580–662, Greek theologian. He was secretary to Emperor Heraclius Heraclius (hĕrəklī`əs, hĭrăk`lēəs), c.575–641, Byzantine emperor (610–41).
..... Click the link for more information. and subsequently abbot at the monastery of Chrysopolis. To curb Monotheletism Monotheletism or Monothelitism (both: mənŏth`ə lĭtĭz'əm) [Gr.
..... Click the link for more information. he went to Rome and persuaded Pope St. Martin I Martin I, Saint, d. 655?, pope (649–55?), an Italian, b. Todi; successor of Theodore I. On his accession he summoned a great council at the Lateran, as St.
..... Click the link for more information. to convene the synod of 649, which denounced as heretical the Typus of Emperor Constans. Back at Constantinople, Maximus demanded that the decrees of the synod be accepted. He was imprisoned (653–62) by imperial order, mutilated, then exiled. He is important in the history of Byzantine mysticism. St. Maximus leaned much upon the Pseudo-Dionysius (see Dionysius the Areopagite, Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, Saint (dīənĭsh`ēəs, ârēŏp`əjīt), fl. 1st cent. A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. ). St. Maximus' works influenced Erigena, who translated them into Latin. Feast: Aug. 13.