mˈæksɪmˌɪn dˈaɪd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɜːli bˈɪʃəps ʌv tɹˈaɪɚ wɜː bˈɛɹid ɪnðə kɹˈɪpt ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ɔnðə sˈaɪt, ɐn ˈɜːli kɹˈɪstʃən sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi, ænd ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ, æt fˈɜːst dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tə sˈeɪnt dʒˈɑːn ðɪ ɪvˈændʒɪlˌɪst, wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ mˈæksɪmˌɪn.
Maximin (died 346) and other early bishops of Trier were buried in the crypt of the church on the site, an early Christian cemetery, and the church, at first dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist, was later renamed after Maximin.