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Saint for a Minute
Saint for a Minute
Statue of SaintMauxe Date And Artist Unknown Photographed On 5 April 2012 By Giogo
Statue of SaintMauxe Date And Artist Unknown Photographed On 5 April 2012 By Giogo

Saint Maximus of Evreux

Also known as: Mauxe

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

May 25

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Maximus of Evreux was the brother of Saint Victorinus of Evreux. Sent by Pope Damasus I as a missionary to Gaul, Maximus labored to bring the light of the Gospel to the pagan peoples of that region. His zealous preaching and evangelization drew both converts and opponents, and he ultimately gave his life for the faith, dying as a martyr....