Blessed Maxim, a fool for Christ, chose the path of voluntary foolishness and steadfastly followed it until his death. He lived in the first half of the 15th century, during a difficult time for the Russian land, when the people suffered from the Tatar yoke, famine, and plague. Refusing the comforts of life, he walked almost naked through the streets of Moscow, encouraging people with his sayings: "Though the winter is fierce, paradise is sweet," "For patience, God will grant salvation."
Blessed departed this life on November 11, 1433, and was buried at the church of Saints Boris and Gleb. In 1506, a healing occurred at his grave, and in 1547, his incorrupt relics were found. The feast day for the saint was established in the same year. In 1698, through the efforts of the Moscow residents, the relics were transferred to one of the cathedrals, where they remained during the construction of a new church, consecrated in the name of Blessed Maxim.
In 1737, the church with the relics burned down in a fire, but the surviving parts were collected and transferred to a church in 1768, where they rest to this day, granting healings to the glory of God. Amen.
