Maximinus of Aix

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Altar with statue of Maximinus of Aix in the Notre-Dame de la Seds church in Aix-en-Provence

According to legendary tradition, Maximinus von Aix (also: Maximus ) was the first bishop of Aix .

He is said to have come to Gaul with Mary Magdalene from Palestine and to have worked as the first bishop in Aix-en-Provence and to have built the first church at the site of today's Saint-Sauveur cathedral . His death is dated around the year 45, but if Maximinus was a historical figure at all, it should be a subsequent early dating.

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SURNAME Maximinus of Aix
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maximus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Aix
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century BC BC or 1st century
DATE OF DEATH at 45