Maximus of Bostra

fl. AD 268 (death unrecorded) · Bishop of Bostra · Signatory at Antioch · Antioch (the synod of 268)

The Ante-Nicene Church

Who Maximus of Bostra was

One of the bishops who signed the synodal letter deposing Paul of Samosata — the fullest conciliar document surviving from the third century, and the first time a council put its reasoning in writing to the whole church. Most of the signatories are named here and nowhere else in ancient literature. Distinct from Maximus of Alexandria and the four other Maximi in the archive.

Verified single attestation

Named once, in the synodal letter of Antioch (268) at Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History VII.30.2; no other ancient source names him.

Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.

Common questions

When was Maximus active?

Maximus of Bostra is dated fl. AD 268 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Maximus in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).

Which early sources mention Maximus?

Maximus of Bostra is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Maximus from?

The archive associates Maximus of Bostra with Antioch (the synod of 268).

Who were Maximus’ contemporaries?

The archive links Maximus of Bostra to 4 other figures, including Paul of Samosata, Malchion of Antioch, Domnus of Antioch and Firmilian of Caesarea. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

Primary-source mentions (1)

Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Ecclesiastical History VII.30.2

c. AD 325

[Helenus, Hymenaeus, Theophilus, Theotecnus, Maximus, Proclus, Nicomas, Aelianus, Paul, Bolanus, Protogenes, Hierax, Eutychius, Theodorus, Malchion and Lucius, to Dionysius and Maximus and to all our fellow-ministers throughout the world.]

Eusebius of Caesarea · Ecclesiastical History VII.30.2 · source text