Saint Maximilian is a Christian saint. His feast day is observed March 12. He is a little-known martyr of the Catholic Church in the third century CE. He was born in 274 A.D. His father was a son of a veteran in the Roman army, and so was obliged to join. His refusal led to his martyrdom by beheading on March 12, 295 A.D. at tbe City of Thavaste (now: Tébessa, Algeria), North Africa. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are often depicted as having halos. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (72nd in leap years). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ... (2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century - other centuries) Events The Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east. ... The Roman army is the set of land-based military forces employed by the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and later Roman Empire as part of the Roman military. ... Decapitation (from Latin, caput, capitis, meaning head), or beheading, is the removal of a living organisms head. ... Tébessa (Arabic: ولاية تبسة ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ...

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• The Origin of the Cult of St. Maximilian
• Acta Sancti Maximiliani Martyris