Maximilian of Celeia
Maximilianus von Celeia , also Maximilian von Lauriacum or from Lorch or Maximilian vom Pongau (* unknown in Celje ; † around 284 ibid), is said to be according to a tradition from the 11th / 13th centuries. Century gave away his great inheritance to the slaves of his estate and made a pilgrimage to Rome. There Pope Sixtus II sent him back to his homeland in 257 to proclaim his faith there. He was a traveling bishop for 20 years and the first bishop of Lauriacum ( Lorch an der Enns ). He was beheaded during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Numerian .
Maximilian is the second diocesan patron of the Diocese of Passau . His relics have been venerated in the local cathedral since 985. His feast day is October 12th. The Maxlaunmarkt , named after Maximilian, is held annually in Niederwölz .
Maximilian patronage
Maximilian patronage in Austria
Carinthia
- Parish church meeting near Villach
Lower Austria
- Former parish church Persenbeug
Upper Austria
- Parish church Altschwendt
- Burgkirchen parish church
- Parish church Pöndorf
Salzburg
- Parish church Bischofshofen
- Parish Church of Maxglan
- Branch church Göming
- Affiliate Church of the Brothers of Mercy
Styria
- Niederwölz parish church
- Mountain chapel Maria Buch-Feistritz
- Parish church Kirchdorf
- Tillmitsch branch church
literature
- Johannes Grohe : Maximilian von Lorch. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 1080-1082.
- Helga Zugschwert: The Maxlaunmarkt in Niederwölz - the most traditional Upper Styrian market then and now. Self-published by the Niederwölz community , 2003
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helga Zugschwert: The Maxlaunmarkt in Niederwölz - The Upper Styrian market with the richest tradition, then and now. 2003, p. 46 ff.
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SURNAME | Maximilian of Celeia |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maximilian von Lorch; Maximilian from Pongau |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Lorch |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Celje |
DATE OF DEATH | at 284 |
Place of death | Celje |