Maximus the Greek
Greek monk and scholar (c. 1475 – c. 1556) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maximus the Greek, also known as Maximos the Greek or Maksim Grek (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Γραικός;[lower-alpha 1] Russian: Максим Грек; c. 1475 – c. 1556), was a Greek monk, publicist, writer, scholar, and translator active in Russia.[1][2][3] He is also called Maximos the Hagiorite (Μάξιμος ὁ Ἁγιορίτης),[4] as well as Maximus the Philosopher.[5] 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.[6][7]
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Saint Maximus the Greek | |
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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 |
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