Saint Maximinus of Aix (french: Maximin d'Aix) was the (legendary) first

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in the 1st century. According to his legend, he was the steward of the family at

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and one of the seventy-two disciples of Jesus. He accompanied Lazarus,

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and

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on their flight. He began the evangelisation of Aix-en-Provence together with Mary Magdalene.who was believed to be the same person as Mary of Bethany He was visited by Saint Alexander of Brescia and strengthened his faith. He is traditionally named as the builder of the first church on the site of the present

Aix Cathedral Aix Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence) in Aix-en-Provence in southern France is a Roman Catholic church and the seat of the Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence and Arles. The cathedral is built on the site of the 1st-centur ...

. Mary Magdalene later left him to continue his apostolate alone when she withdrew to the solitude of a cave, which later became a Christian pilgrimage site

Sainte-Baume The Sainte-Baume (Provençal dialect, Provençal: ''Massís de la Santa Bauma'' according to classical orthography and ''La Santo Baumo'' according to mistralian orthography) is a mountain ridge spreading between the Departments of France, depart ...

. On the day she knew she was to die she descended into the plain so that Maximinus could give her communion and arrange her burial. Her sarcophagus is now at the Basilica of St Mary Magdalene at

Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume (; oc, Sant Maissemin de la Santa Bauma, links=https://www.google.fr/maps/@43.4574354,5.8556205,3a,51.6y,135.48h,69.75t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYHiJO3wua5rplRFJ-jGpTQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) is a commune in the southeastern ...

, along with that of Sidonius, Marcelle, Suzanne and Maximinus, after whom the place was subsequently named. He died on 8 June, now the day of his feast. In the 3rd or 4th century his remains were placed in a sarcophagus. Sidonius (Saint Sidoine) succeeded him as bishop of Aix. He has been badly confused with Saint

Maximin of Trier Maximin (born at Silly near Poitiers; — Poitiers 12 September 346) was the sixth bishop of Trier. Maximin was an opponent of Arianism, and was supported by the courts of Constantine II and Constans, who harboured as an honored guest Athanasiu ...

Notes and references

Sources

''Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon'' (1858)

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