He was born in Aveia, currently known as Fossa. As a deacon, he was martyred for his faith. Tradition says that he was tortured and then thrown over a cliff near his native city. This occurred during the persecutions of the Roman Emperor Decius.
maximus, aveia, saint, sometimes, also, known, saint, maximus, aquila, patron, saints, aquila, italy, saint, maximus, aquiladied, advenerated, inroman, catholic, churchfeastjune, 10patronagel, aquila, contents, life, also, references, external, linkslife, edit. Saint Maximus of Aveia d ca 250 AD sometimes also known as Saint Maximus of Aquila is one of the patron saints of L Aquila Italy Saint Maximus of AquilaDied 250 ADVenerated inRoman Catholic ChurchFeastJune 10PatronageL Aquila Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLife editHe was born in Aveia currently known as Fossa As a deacon he was martyred for his faith Tradition says that he was tortured and then thrown over a cliff near his native city This occurred during the persecutions of the Roman Emperor Decius In 1256 the episcopal seat of Aveia was moved to L Aquila together with the relics of Maximus The newly built cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of L Aquila was dedicated in his name and that of Saint George another martyr See also editCatholic Church in Italy List of early Christian saints Saint Maximus of Aveia patron saint archiveReferences editExternal links edit in Italian Entry in the Saints and Blessed encyclopedia Catholic Encyclopedia article on Aquila nbsp This article about an Italian saint is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maximus of Aveia amp oldid 1181512235, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
