Maximos Kausokalybis (Greek: Μάξιμος Καυσοκαλύβης; died 1365 or 1380; also spelled Kafsokalyvis, from "of the burning hut"), also known as St. Maximos the Hut Burner, was a hesychast monk who lived on Mount Athos in Greece. Some of Maximos' writings on prayer and ascetism are included in the Philokalia. A dream led him to an ascent of Mount Athos, where he spent three days, ending with a vision of the Virgin Mary, who told him to remain on Mount Athos. Thus began about ten years of wandering, including his frequent hut burning, ending with a permanent and very austere cell.