Maximos of Kafsokalyvia
Maximos of Kafsokalyvia  | |
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| Born | between 1272–1285 Lampsacus  | 
| Died | 1365 or 1380 Mount Athos  | 
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church | 
| Feast | January 13 (26) | 
Maximos of Kafsokalyvia or Maximos Kausokalybis (Greek: Μάξιμος Καυσοκαλύβης; died 1365 or 1380; also spelled Kafsokalyvis, from "of the burning hut"), also known as St. Maximos the Hut Burner, was a hesychast monk who lived on Mount Athos in Greece. Some of Maximos' writings on prayer and ascetism are included in the Philokalia.
He is celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on January 13 (26).