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Maximus the Confessor

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==Life==
He was born in the region of Constantinople, was well educated, and spent some time in government service before becoming a monk, having been a member of the old Byzantine aristocracy and holding the post of Imperial Secretary under Emperor [[Heraclius]]. Around 614, he became a [[monasticism|monk]] (later [[abbottabbot]]) at the monastery of Chrysopolis. During the Persian invasion of the Empire (614), he fled to Africa.
From about 640 on, he became the determined opponent of [[Monothelitism]], the [[heresy|heretical]] teaching that [[Jesus Christ]] had only one will. In this, he followed the example of St. [[Sophronius of Jerusalem]], who was the first to combat this heresy starting in 634.
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