Maximus the Greek
Maximus the Greek | |
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16th or 17th century icon | |
| Monk | |
| Born | c. 1475 Arta, Rumelia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Died | c. 1556 Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Sergiyev Posad, Russia |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 6 June 1988, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius by 1988 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, (Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow) |
| Feast | 21 January |
Maximus the Greek, also known as Maximos the Greek or Maksim Grek (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Γραικός; Russian: Максим Грек; c. 1475 – c. 1556), was a Greek monk, publicist, writer, scholar, and translator active in Russia. He is also called Maximos the Hagiorite (Μάξιμος ὁ Ἁγιορίτης), as well as Maximus the Philosopher. His signature was Maximus Grecus Lakedaimon (lit. Maximus the Greek of, and originating from, Lakedaimonia) and his family origins were probably from Mystras, a location in Laconia, which was the geographical site of Ancient Sparta in the Peloponnese. Canonised in 1988, he is venerated as a saint by Eastern Orthodox christians; with a feast day on 21 January.