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Maximus of Padua
bishop of Padua
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 2 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
166
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Padua, Saint Maximus, bishop, who is believed to have succeeded Saint Prosdocimus.
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 2 August as a bishop of Padua believed to have succeeded Saint Prosdocimus.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4276098 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.