Maximian of Constantinople

Commemorated April 21 · November 20

Our father among the saints Maximian , also Maximianus , was the archbishop of Constantinople from October 431 to April 434, during the Christological controversy following the Third Ecumenical Council and the deposition of Nestorius . His election was influenced greatly by the desires of Emperor Theodosius II . His feast day is April 21 . Before the twelfth century he was remembered on November 20 .