Maximilian of Lorch

For other saints of the same name, see Maximilian.
Saint

Maximilian
Depiction of Maximilian of Lorch on a vitrail of the parish church in Aigen, Upper Austria.
Bishop of Lorch
BornCeleia
Died288
Cause of deathDecapitation
Venerated inCatholic Church
Feast12 October (29 October)

Saint Maximilian of Lorch or Saint Maximilian of Celeia (Latin: Maximilianus, Slovene: Maksimilijan Celjski, German Maximilian von Lorch; died 12 October 288) was a Catholic bishop and missionary in the Roman province of Noricum. He was martyred in AD 288.

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