What did Maximus Teach about Christ’s Baptism? 60secJesus. General Audience of Pope Benedict XVI, 31 October 2007 – Saint Maximus of Turin Between the end of the fourth century and the beginning of …More
What did Maximus Teach about Christ’s Baptism?
60secJesus. General Audience of Pope Benedict XVI, 31 October 2007 – Saint Maximus of Turin Between the end of the fourth century and the beginning of the fifth, another Father of the Church after Saint Ambrose made a great contribution to the spread and consolidation of Christianity in Northern Italy: Saint Maximus, whom we come across in 398 as Bishop of Turin, a year after Saint Ambrose’s death. Very little is known about him; in compensation, we have inherited a collection of about 90 of his Sermons. It is possible to perceive in them the Bishop’s profound and vital bond with his city, which attests to an evident point of contact between the episcopal ministry of Ambrose and that of Maximus.
At that time serious tensions were disturbing orderly civil coexistence. In this context, as pastor and teacher, Maximus succeeded in obtaining the Christian people’s support. The city was threatened by various groups of barbarians. They entered by …More
60secJesus. General Audience of Pope Benedict XVI, 31 October 2007 – Saint Maximus of Turin Between the end of the fourth century and the beginning of the fifth, another Father of the Church after Saint Ambrose made a great contribution to the spread and consolidation of Christianity in Northern Italy: Saint Maximus, whom we come across in 398 as Bishop of Turin, a year after Saint Ambrose’s death. Very little is known about him; in compensation, we have inherited a collection of about 90 of his Sermons. It is possible to perceive in them the Bishop’s profound and vital bond with his city, which attests to an evident point of contact between the episcopal ministry of Ambrose and that of Maximus.
At that time serious tensions were disturbing orderly civil coexistence. In this context, as pastor and teacher, Maximus succeeded in obtaining the Christian people’s support. The city was threatened by various groups of barbarians. They entered by …More