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Tag: Who was St Maximilian of Tebessa?
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Maximilian of Tebessa
St Maximilian (274 – 295) was born in Tebessa, Algeria. His father was a soldier of the Roman Army. At 21, St Maximilian was expected to also enlist as a soldier, however, with his strong Christian beliefs, he refused, unwilling to carry out acts of violence contrary to his conscious. St Maximilian was brought before a court…