On my birthday.... .... .... St. Maximus died!!!! Or so says Wikipedia...
"Saint Maximus the Confessor (also known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus de Constantinople) (c. 580 - 13 August 662) was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, he was a civil servant, and an aide to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius. However, he gave up this life in the political sphere to enter into the monastic life.
After moving to Carthage, Maximus studied several Neo-Platonist writers and became a prominent author. When one of his friends began espousing the Christological position known as Monothelitism, Maximus was drawn into the controversy, in which he supported the Chalcedonian position that Jesus had both a human and a divine will. Maximus is venerated in both Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity. His positions eventually resulted in exile, soon after which he died. However, his theology was vindicated by the Third Council of Constantinople and he was venerated as a saint soon after his death. His feast day is 13 August (or 21 January)."
Haha if anyone reading this actually knew me then they'd know how ironic it is that this guy died on my birthday as he was drawn in to one of the silliest, most convoluted Christological debates of all time.
P.S. I'm 24 today and my Pennsylvania Driver's License expires tomorrow; I need to go to the DMV to get a genuine North Carolina license but I'm procrastinating because I know it's going to cost money and I heard there's a written test. I'm really looking forward to standing in line for two hours to pay $60 and take an annoying test then get a horrible photograph taken of myself that embarasses me every time I go to a bar. OK, maybe that's just a little dramatic but whatever, it's my birthday.
"Saint Maximus the Confessor (also known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus de Constantinople) (c. 580 - 13 August 662) was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, he was a civil servant, and an aide to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius. However, he gave up this life in the political sphere to enter into the monastic life.
After moving to Carthage, Maximus studied several Neo-Platonist writers and became a prominent author. When one of his friends began espousing the Christological position known as Monothelitism, Maximus was drawn into the controversy, in which he supported the Chalcedonian position that Jesus had both a human and a divine will. Maximus is venerated in both Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity. His positions eventually resulted in exile, soon after which he died. However, his theology was vindicated by the Third Council of Constantinople and he was venerated as a saint soon after his death. His feast day is 13 August (or 21 January)."
Haha if anyone reading this actually knew me then they'd know how ironic it is that this guy died on my birthday as he was drawn in to one of the silliest, most convoluted Christological debates of all time.
P.S. I'm 24 today and my Pennsylvania Driver's License expires tomorrow; I need to go to the DMV to get a genuine North Carolina license but I'm procrastinating because I know it's going to cost money and I heard there's a written test. I'm really looking forward to standing in line for two hours to pay $60 and take an annoying test then get a horrible photograph taken of myself that embarasses me every time I go to a bar. OK, maybe that's just a little dramatic but whatever, it's my birthday.