The feast day of St. Maximus the Confessor is celebrated on August 13. He was born in 580 in Constantinople to a noble family.
After serving as secretary to Emperor Heraclius, Maximus became a monk and abbot at Chrysopolis, which is now Turkey.
St. Maximus attended the Lateran Council which condemned Monotheism. Monotheism believed Jesus Christ had a divine nature not a human nature. After returning from the council St. Maximus refused to accept Monotheism which was a heresy prevalent at the time. He was arrested and charged with treason. After six years in prison he was brought back to Constantinople with two of his disciples to be tortured and mutilated. Their tongues and right hands were cut off. They were then sent to Skhemaris on the Black Sea where he died in the year 662
St. Maximus is considered a mystic and honored for his theology of the Incarnation and the two natures of Christ…human and divine. He wrote over 90 works on the faith.
After his death miracles were reported to have occurred at this tomb.
Be on guard lest the vice that separated you from your brother be not found in your brother, but in you; and hasten to be reconciled to him lest you fall away from the commandment of love.
Quote of St. Maximus the Confessor
August is the Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary