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St Maximos the Greek c. 1470-1556; Commemorated on the 21st of January

Introduction Born in Arta[1] ca. 1470, Michael Trivolis[2] came from a well-to-do family from the Peloponnese who also gave birth to the Patriarch Saint Calistus I. In his early youth he left for Italy where he completed his studies at Florence after which he took a keen interest in religion and spiritual renewal. In 1507 he became a monk at …

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