Maximinus the Guardsman

When did Maximinus die?

Maximinus the Guardsman is dated d. AD 363 (executed under Julian) in the archive, which places Maximinus in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).

Which early sources mention Maximinus?

Maximinus the Guardsman is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from John Chrysostom and Theodoret of Cyrus. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Maximinus from?

The archive associates Maximinus the Guardsman with Antioch.

Who were Maximinus’ contemporaries?

The archive links Maximinus the Guardsman to 2 other figures, including Emperor Julian the Apostate and Juventinus the Guardsman. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

[Chrysostom preaches at the Antioch shrine of the two guardsmen executed under Julian for speaking against the emperor at table.]

One of John Chrysostom's occasional homilies for the feasts of the martyrs, preached at Antioch or Constantinople between c. AD 386 and 400. These are not in the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. Greek: Migne, Patrologia Graeca 50. English translations by Wendy Mayer and Bronwen Neil, St John Chrysostom: The Cult of the Saints (St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2006); no public-domain English exists.

…by night he had them slain. The people of Antioch keep their feast to this day, honouring the champions of godliness.