Hieromonk Maximos Davies

Hieromonk Maximos was born Michael Gareth Davies in the small town of Nowra on the New South Wales South Coast, Australia, in 1966. He is the eldest of four children. His parents, Ivor and Carole, raised him to be a good Catholic Christian, setting him the wonderful example of their own lives. He attended the local Catholic primary school and then the nearest state high school, finally ending up at the University of Sydney where he graduated with degrees in Arts and Law. Over the past decade Fr. Maximos has written many short articles for church publications, including First Things and America, as well as our eparchial newsletter Unirea Canton and the Valyermo Chronicle. He has also been asked by a number of parishes and other church and academic organizations to preach retreats and other talks. He has been blessed to be the confessor and spiritual father of a number of people.