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Our father among the [[saint]]s '''Maximinus of TriersTrier''' was the [[bishop]] of Triers Trier during the exiles of St [[Athanasius of Alexandria]] and [[Athanasius of Alexandria|Paul of Constantinople]] during the mid-third century. He was an ardent and courageous opponent of [[Arianism]]. <ref> Athanasius , ''Epistolae Aeg''. 8.336f.</ref> His [[feast day]] is [[May 29]].

Maximinus was born at Silly near Poitiers in what is now France. The date of his birth is not known. He was from a family of nobles. His brother Maxentius was the bishop of Poitiers before St. [[Hilary of Poitiers|Hilary]]. Maximinus was drawn to Triers Trier by the piety of St. Agritius, Bishop of TriersTrier, through whom he received his education and later by whom he also was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[priest]]. Maximinus also became a strong advocate and defender of the Orthodox faith as it was defined at the [[First Ecumenical Council]]. After the repose of St. Agritius, Maximinus was appointed bishop of Triers at an uncertain date between 332 and 335.

At the time of Maximinus' episcopate, Triers Trier was the government center for the emperor of the Western Roman Empire. In that atmosphere Maximinus developed a close relationship with the Roman emperors Constantine II and Constans. When St. [[Athanasius of Alexandria|Athanasius]] was exiled from Alexandria to Triers Trier by Emperor [[Constantine the Great|Constantine I]] for two years in 336, Bp. Maximinus welcomed him as an honored guest. In 341, Maximinus also welcomed [[Paul of Constantinople]] who was banished to Triers Trier by the emperor Constantius II, an Arian supporter. In 342, Maximinus refused to receive four Arian bishops who had come to Triers Trier in hope of winning over the western emperor Constans. Further, Maximinus was able to convince the emperor to reject their proposals. Maximinus proved to be one of the Arians' main opponents as he was condemned by name, along with that of St. Athanasius, at their [[Heresy |heretical]] [[synod]] at Philippopolis in 343. <ref>Mans, "Sacrorum Conc. nova et ampl. Coll.", III, 136 sq.</ref>

The date of his death is believed to be [[September 12]], 346 in Poitiers, although 349 is also mentioned. He is said to have died while visiting relatives in the area of his birth. Initially, buried in Poitiers, his [[relics]] were moved to the Church of St. John the Evangelist near Triers Trier in 353. <ref>Gregory, De gloria confessorum, xciii, published in ''Patrologia Latina'' lxii, cc, 898ff, noted by Warren Sanderson, "The Early Mediaeval Crypts of Saint Maximin at Trier", ''The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians'' 24.4 (December 1965:03-310) p.305, note 11.</ref>

title=Bishop of TriersTrier|years= 332-349 |after=?[[Paulinus of Trier|Paulinus]]}}

*[http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/MAXIMIN.htm Saint Maximinus, Bishop of TriersTrier]