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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximus the Confessor has received more than 652,267 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Maximus the Confessor is the 400th most popular religious figure (up from 420th 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.