Maximos I of Constantinople
Maximos (Greek Μάξιμος Α΄ ), also Maximos the Cynic ( Μάξιμος ο Κυνικός , Maximus Cinicus ) or Maximos the philosopher ( Maximus philosophus ), was Archbishop of Constantinople (380).
Life
Maximus came from Alexandria . He wrote various theological writings against Arian and non-Christian positions. Around 371 a letter was written from Athanasios the Great to him in which he praised him for it. In 374, under Emperor Valens, he was flogged for his pro-Nicene position and banished to the desert.
In 379 he came to Constantinople . There Gregor von Nazianz expressed himself enthusiastically about him. In 380 he was ordained Archbishop of Constantinople. This choice was very controversial and he had to leave Constantinople. He looked in vain for support in Alexandria and Thessaloniki .
In 381, his election was condemned at the Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople . Among other things , he was accused of an unchristian appearance with a white philosopher's coat , long hair and a long beard. In 381 he was supported by a synod of the Western Church in Aquileia or Milan against his successors Nektarios and Gregory of Nazianzen.
His further fate is unknown.
literature
- Edmund Venables: Maximus the Cynic, bishop of Constantinople. In: Henry Wace, William C. Piercy: Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century. London 1911
Remarks
- ↑ Athanasios, Epistula ad Maximus philosophus , opera vol. I, ep. LXI
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Euagrios |
Archbishop of Constantinople 380 |
Gregory of Nazianz |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maximos I of Constantinople |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Μάξιμος Α΄ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Constantinople (380) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century |