Maximus the Confessor

Maximus the Confessor

Maximus the Confessor (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Ὁμολογητής, romanized: Maximos ho Homologētēs), also spelled Maximos, otherwise known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople (c. 580 – 13 August 662), was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, Maximus was a civil servant, and an aide to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius. He gave up this life in the political sphere to enter the monastic life. Maximus had studied diverse schools of philosophy, and certainly what was common for his time, the Platonic dialogues, the works of Aristotle, and numerous later Platonic commentators on Aristotle and Plato, like Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maximus the Confessor is the 491st most popular religious figure (down from 400th in 2019). (down from 82nd in 2019)

Maximus the Confessor is most famous for his doctrine of the two energies of God. This doctrine states that there are two energies in God. The first energy is the divine energy that is the source of all goodness and life. The second energy is the energy of the devil, which is the source of all evil and death.