[[Image:Maximus.jpg|right|frame|St. Maximus the Confessor]]Our venerable and God-bearing Father '''Maximus the Confessor''' (ca. 580-662) was an Orthodox Christian [[monasticism|monk]] and [[asceticism|ascetical]] writer known especially for his courageous fight against the [[heresy]] of [[Monothelitism]]. His [[feast day]]s in the Church are celebrated on [[January 21]] and, for the [[Translation (relics)|translation ]] of his [[relics]], on [[August 13]].