The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Maximin of Trier
d. AD 346 · Bishop of Trier · Protector of Athanasius · Trier
The Nicene Age
Who Maximin of Trier was
Bishop of Trier who sheltered the exiled Athanasius, as Athanasius himself gratefully records in the Apologia ad Constantium, and who refused communion with the Arianizing eastern bishops. Jerome's Chronicon marks his death; the western resistance to Arianism had few firmer anchors.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When did Maximin die?
Maximin of Trier is dated d. AD 346 in the archive, which places Maximin in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Maximin?
Maximin of Trier is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Athanasius and Jerome. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Maximin from?
The archive associates Maximin of Trier with Trier.
Who were Maximin’s contemporaries?
The archive links Maximin of Trier to 4 other figures, including Athanasius of Alexandria, Emperor Constans, Constantine II and Agritius of Trier. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Athanasius, History of the Arians 26 & Apology to Constantius (c. AD 357; original Greek, summarized)
c. AD 350[The exile's own contemporary record: Athanasius counts Maximin among the western bishops who never wavered and would not receive the Eusebians' letters, and Trier among the churches that received him with honor.]Athanasius · source text
Jerome, Chronicon, s.a. 343 (compiled c. AD 380; original Latin, working translation)
c. AD 393Maximin, bishop of Trier, is held in the highest renown — he by whom Athanasius, fleeing the plots of his enemies, had been honorably received.Jerome · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
- AD 325 · The Council of Nicaea, AD 325
- AD 339 · The persecution of Shapur II, AD 339
- AD 343 · The Council of Serdica, AD 343
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Maximin.