Saint Maxentius was a 5th-century monk and abbot born in Agde as Adjutor. Seeking a life of obscurity to avoid public attention, he twice fled his home, eventually settling in a monastery near Poitiers where he adopted a new name. He served as the leader of this monastic community around the year 500 before retiring to live as a hermit in his later years. He is remembered as a figure of significant spiritual authority in the region of modern-day France.