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E00756: Anonymous Latin Sermon on *Maximus (bishop of Riez, ob. 452/462, S00424). Preached at Riez (south-east Gaul), probably soon after Maximus' death. Part of the collection of Gallic sermons known as 'Eusebius Gallicanus'.
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posted on 2015-10-01, 00:00 authored by dlambertEusebius Gallicanus, Sermon 35: On the Holy Maximus, Bishop and Abbot (De sancto Maximo episcopo et abbate, BHL 5852)
Sermon preached to the people of Riez.
Summary:
(§ 1) Maximus displayed holiness from his earliest childhood. He was a stranger to the world even while engaged in a secular career.
(§ 2) Everyone was stunned when he abandoned everything he had, as if he was Abraham leaving his homeland.
(§§ 3-5) He took refuge at the monastery of Lérins. He gained the knowledge and experience with which he would later enrich the people of Riez. The preacher describes him as Lérins's 'gift' (munus) to Riez, and compares him to a merchant travelling abroad to gain wealth with which to enrich his homeland.
(§ 6) Honoratus chose Maximus to succeed him as abbot of Lérins, in the way that Elijah was succeeded by Elisha and Moses by Joshua.
(§ 7) Maximus' demeanour and his manner to those who knew him. His personal virtues, especially humility.
(§ 8) Maximus shunned recognition. When the city of Fréjus sought to make him their bishop, he fled and hid in the woods for three days to escape them.
(§§ 9-10) He attempted to flee when his native city of Riez sought to make him bishop, but in vain. The very zeal with which he tried to avoid the office showed how suitable he was for it.
(§ 11) His foundation of a church in Riez.
(§ 12) He brought Lérins to Riez through his teachings and studies. 'And he who had long conducted himself like a bishop when he was abbot, afterwards maintained the abbot in the bishop' (Et qui iamdudum in abbatem pontificem gesserat, postmodum abbatem in pontificem custodiuit).
(§ 13) His personal asceticism; his otherworldliness.
(§ 14) The preacher ends by calling on the congregation to seize whatever they can of Maximus' virtues, and pursue his merits.
Summary: David Lambert.
Sermon preached to the people of Riez.
Summary:
(§ 1) Maximus displayed holiness from his earliest childhood. He was a stranger to the world even while engaged in a secular career.
(§ 2) Everyone was stunned when he abandoned everything he had, as if he was Abraham leaving his homeland.
(§§ 3-5) He took refuge at the monastery of Lérins. He gained the knowledge and experience with which he would later enrich the people of Riez. The preacher describes him as Lérins's 'gift' (munus) to Riez, and compares him to a merchant travelling abroad to gain wealth with which to enrich his homeland.
(§ 6) Honoratus chose Maximus to succeed him as abbot of Lérins, in the way that Elijah was succeeded by Elisha and Moses by Joshua.
(§ 7) Maximus' demeanour and his manner to those who knew him. His personal virtues, especially humility.
(§ 8) Maximus shunned recognition. When the city of Fréjus sought to make him their bishop, he fled and hid in the woods for three days to escape them.
(§§ 9-10) He attempted to flee when his native city of Riez sought to make him bishop, but in vain. The very zeal with which he tried to avoid the office showed how suitable he was for it.
(§ 11) His foundation of a church in Riez.
(§ 12) He brought Lérins to Riez through his teachings and studies. 'And he who had long conducted himself like a bishop when he was abbot, afterwards maintained the abbot in the bishop' (Et qui iamdudum in abbatem pontificem gesserat, postmodum abbatem in pontificem custodiuit).
(§ 13) His personal asceticism; his otherworldliness.
(§ 14) The preacher ends by calling on the congregation to seize whatever they can of Maximus' virtues, and pursue his merits.
Summary: David Lambert.
History
Evidence ID
E00756Saint Name
Maximus, Bishop of Riez : S00424Saint Name in Source
MaximusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Sermons/HomiliesLanguage
- Latin
Evidence not before
451Evidence not after
470Activity not before
451Activity not after
470Place of Evidence - Region
Gaul and Frankish kingdomsPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
RiezPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Riez Tours Tours Toronica urbs Prisciniacensim vicus Pressigny Turonorum civitas Ceratensis vicus CéréMajor author/Major anonymous work
Eusebius GallicanusCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Sermon/homily
Cult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
