Страдание святого мученика Максима

The holy martyr of Christ Maxim, having zeal for God in his heart, once saw that idolaters not only themselves indulge in serving idols, but also persuade others to do so, forcing them to bow before the pagan temple. After this, he began to pray to God that He would stop the persecution of Christians, and he himself baptized many unbelievers. Once, when service to idols was being performed, and all the pagans zealously began to come together and sacrifice not only animals, but also people to their gods, the holy martyr, unable to bear such a sight, entered among the idolaters and publicly denounced them, calling their idols wood and stone, powerless even to help themselves. Then the pagans grabbed him and first beat him severely, and then stoned him. And so the holy martyr died 3239. According to the month of Emperor Basil, the holy martyr Maximus died during the persecution of Decius on May 14, 250. You might be interested in: