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Maximilian of Lorch
Austrian saint
SaintResearchedAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 12 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
284
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of present-day Austria, Saint Maximilian, who is believed to have been bishop of Lorch.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 October as the saint believed to have been bishop of Lorch.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q515953 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maximilian of Lorch (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.