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Tag: Maximus of Aquila
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Maximus of Aquila or Aveia
St Maximus (Died ca. 250 AD) was born in Aveia. He was ordained a Deacon and lived during the rule of Emperor Decius who relentlessly persecuted Christians hoping to introduce paganism. St Maximus, refusing to deny his Christian faith, was tortured and then martyred by being thrown over a cliff-edge to his death. St Maximus…