Maximus the Greek, also known as Maximos the Greek or Maksim Grek (Максим Грек in Russian) His secular name was Michael Trivolis (Μιχαήλ Τρίβολης in Greek, Михаил Триволис in Russian) (c. 1475, Arta, Greece - 1556, Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, Sergiyev Posad) was a publicist, writer, scholar, humanist and translator of Greek origin, active in Russia. He is also sometimes called Maximos the Hagiorite, in Greek Μάξιμος ὁ Ἁγιορήτης.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximus_the_Greek)
