Maximin from Trier

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St. Maximin von Trier (left) receives the exiled St. Athanasius (right); in the background representation of the bear legend from the Vita. Illumination, 1463
Western front of the former imperial abbey of St. Maximin in Trier

The holy Maximin of Trier , even Maximinus of Trier , (* end of the 3rd century in Silly, France ; † 12 September 346 in Poitiers , France) was 329 Bishop of Trier as successor of St. Agritius and was an opponent of Arianism . He granted his friend and colleague Athanasius the Great 335 to 337 asylum in Trier . He died in 346 while traveling from Constantinople to Poitiers.

Maximinus was bishop in Trier at the time of the reign of the sons of Constantine the Great . His successor Paulinus brought his remains to Trier on May 29, 353. A Benedictine abbey was founded at this tomb in the 6th century (later the Imperial Abbey of St. Maximin ). The Johanneskirche was later renamed St. Maximin.

His head is venerated today in the parish church of St. Maria and St. Martin of Trier-Pfalzel . He is considered a patron against dangers of the sea, against rain and perjury. He is especially revered in Alsace and the Trier area . He is often depicted with a bear who, according to legend, killed his pack animal and therefore had to carry his luggage during a trip to Rome. His feast day is May 29th.

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  1. JA Massard, G. Geimer: In the footsteps of the brown bear on this side and beyond the Sauer. In: Home calendar 2010 Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm. Bitburg 2009, pp. 95-102 (cf. chapter: St. Maximin and the Bear ). (online) (PDF; 207 kB)
predecessor Office successor
Agritius Bishop of Trier
329–346
Paulinus