Maximianus of Trier was bishop of Trier around the turn of the 5th and 6th centuries.
Bishop Maximianus, the predecessor of Fibicius who had taken over as bishop by 502, is apparently the bishop mentioned in a letter from Archbishop Avitus of Vienne to Caesarius of Arles, dated to the period 502–508, and certainly no later than 513, which is a letter of recommendation on behalf of a blinded bishop, described as "holy", who wanted to seek healing in Arles.
This troubled period saw the inclusion of Trier in the sphere of the Rhine Franks based in Cologne and the flight of Count Arbogast in 485/486 to Chartres, as well as the victory of Clovis over the Alamanni in the Battle of Tolbiac in 496/497. The large number of bishops named around these years also points to disturbed times.
This bishop should not be confused with Saint Maximinus of Trier (d. c.346).
References
- Diocese of Trier at GCatholic.org.
- Avitus of Vienne: Letters and Selected Prose Liverpool 2002, pp 357-358; William E. Klingshirn: Cesarius of Arles: Life, Testament, Letters Liverpool 1994, pp 80-82.
- Hans Hubert Anton : Trier in the Middle Ages (= sources and research from the field of history NF, 9.). Paderborn, inter alia, 1987, ISBN 3-506-73259-5 , p.58
- Hans Hubert Anton: The Trier Church and northern Gaul in late Roman and Frankish times. In: Hartmut Atsma (eds.): La Neustrie. Les pays au nord de la Loire de 650 à 850, colloque historique international (= Beihefte of Francia. 16.2). Vol 2, Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1989, pp 53-73, here: p. 60f.
| Titles of the Great Christian Church | ||
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| Preceded byModestus of Trier | Maximianus of Trier 479 – 499 |
Succeeded byFibicius of Treves |
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