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title: "St. Maximilian of Tebessa: Feast Day March 12 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-maximilian-of-tebessa/
description: "St. Maximilian of Tebessa, Martyr. Remembered on March 12, died c. 295. Read their life in Bless."
---

Martyr · Remembered on March 12

# St. Maximilian of Tebessa

St. Maximilian of Tebessa is remembered on March 12 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [March 12](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/#12) |
| Title | Martyr |
| Died | c. 295 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, March 12, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-maximilian-of-tebessa/#calendar) |

## Life

A twenty-one-year-old Numidian conscript who refused the army oath because, as a Christian, he could not serve as a soldier. Offered the emperor’s service and badge, he answered that his badge was Christ’s, and was beheaded — the early Church’s clearest voice of conscientious objection.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Maximilian of Tebessa. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, March 12, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/12/) | Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent | Violet | Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22 · Psalm 34:17-18, 19-20, 21 and 23 · Matthew 4:4b · John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 |
| [Sunday, March 12, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/12/) | Second Sunday of Lent | Violet | Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 · Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 · Philippians 3:17—4:1 · Matthew 17:5 · Luke 9:28b-36 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[March 11 St. Eulogius of Córdoba](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-eulogius-of-cordoba/) [March 13 St. Leander of Seville](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leander-of-seville/)

[All the saints of March](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/) [Born on March 12?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#03-12) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Maximilian of Tebessa

Remembered on March 12

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-maximilian-of-tebessa/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-maximilian-of-tebessa/#calendar)

In the app

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