Saints celebrated on the 29th of May
SAINT MAXIMINUS OF TRIER, BISHOP
Saint Maximinus, Bishop of Trier, was born at Silly near Poitiers. He was educated and ordained priest by St Agritius, whom he succeeded as Bishop of Trier in 332 or 335. At that time Trier was the government seat of the Western Emperor and, by force of his office, Maximinus stood in close relation with the Emperors Constantine II and Constans. He was a strenuous defender of the Faith against Arianism and a good friend of St Athanasius.
HE TOOK PART IN THE SYNOD OF SARDICA
In conjunction with Pope Julius I and Bishop Hosius of Cordova, he persuaded the Emperor Constans to convene the Synod of Sardica in 343. In 345 he took part in the Synod of Milan and is said to have presided over a synod held at Cologne in 346, where Bishop Euphratas of Cologne was deposed on account of his leanings toward Arianism. He also sent St Castor and St Lubentius as missionaries to the valleys of the Mosel and the Lahn.
St Maximinus died on May 29, 352. His feast is celebrated on May 29, on which day his name stands in the martyrologies of St Jerome, St Bede, St Ado, and others.
Information from Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Maximinus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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