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Maximian was of Roman background, born in Rome, who was a childhood friend of Pope [[Celestine of Rome|Celestine I of Rome]]. He was noted to be a pious man, but was not known for his intellect. He had a good reputation among the Christians, in part because at his own expense he constructed monuments to bury the departed. Maximian led a [[monasticism|monastic]] life before he entered the [[Holy Orders]]. He became a [[preot]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]], [[ordination|ordained]] by Abp. Sisinnius. He was a member of the [[clergy]] since the days of [[Ioan Gură de Aur]]. After the deposition of Nestorius, Maximian became Archbishop of Constantinople at the insistence of Emperor Theodosius II who apparently was looking for an ordinary candidate and perhaps one who was not overly under the influence of his sister, [[Pulcheria the Empress|Pulcheria]]. His selection passed over Proclus, who was a favorite of the aristocrats.