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Maximus of Salzburg

Maximus of Salzburg

5th-century Christian bishop and martyr

For other people named Maximus, see Maximus (disambiguation).

Maximus of Salzburg (died 476) was an abbot-bishop of Salzburg in the 5th century when the see was established in 474.[1][2] A disciple of Severinus of Noricum, Maximus was an early Christian martyr - according to some accounts he was hanged, while other say that he and his parishioners were thrown off a cliff.[3][4] After he was martyred, the bishopric was abandoned. Christianity did not return to the area until the 8th century with the arrival of Arno of Salzburg as a bishop and later archbishop of Salzburg.

A memorial plaque for the martyrdom of Maximus of Salzburg in the catacombs of St. Peter's Cemetery, installed in 1521.

References

  1. [1]
    "The Archbishops of Salzburg". www.exulanten.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. [2]
    Crabb, George (1825). Universal Historical Dictionary: Or, Explanation of the Names of Persons and Places in the Departments of Biblical, Political, and Ecclesiastical History, Mythology, Heraldry, Biography, Bibliography, Geography, and Numismatics. Illustrated by Portraits and Medallic Cuts. Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy.
  3. [3]
    Baedeker (Firm), Karl (1899). Eastern Alps. Dulau and Company. p. 94.
  4. [4]
    "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Salzburg". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2022-03-05.


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