#saint maximus

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A relief sculpture of Saint Maximus from the cathedral of Naples. Maximus (d. 361 AD) was known as a great defender of the decrees of the Council of Nicaea, especially in its opposition to Arianism. This led to his exile and replacement as Bishop of Naples by Zosimos, who proclaimed the Arianistic doctrine.

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Food is not evil, but gluttony is. Childbearing is not evil, but fornication is. Money is not evil, but vainglory is. Indeed, there is no evil in existing things, but only in their misuse.

Saint Maximus the Confessor

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