Saint Macarius
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Saint Macarius may refer to:
- Macarius of EgyptMacarius of EgyptMacarius of Egypt was an Egyptian Christian monk and hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder, Macarius the Great and The Lamp of the Desert.-Life:...
, also known as "Macarius the Great" or "Macarius the Elder" 4th century Egyptian monk - Macarius of AlexandriaMacarius of AlexandriaSaint Macarius of Alexandria was a monk in the Nitrian Desert. He was a slightly younger contemporary of Macarius of Egypt, and is thus also known as Macarius the Younger. He was also known as ho politikos. He was an extreme ascetic, and numerous miracles were ascribed to him...
(d. 395), Egyptian ascetic, known as "Macarius the Younger" - Macarius of JerusalemMacarius of JerusalemSaint Macarius of Jerusalem was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335, according to Sozomen.St. Athanasius, in one of his orations against Arianism, refers to St. Macarius as an example of "the honest and simple style of apostolical men." The date 312 for Macarius's accession to the...
, 4th century Bishop of Jerusalem - Macarius of UnzhaMacarius of UnzhaVenerable Macarius of the Yellow Water Lake and the Unzha, the Miracle Worker is a Saint of Russian Orthodox Church.He is credited with the founding of four monasteries in the Middle and Upper Volga regions of Russia....
, 15th century Russian monk - Macarius-Symeon (949-1022), also known as "Pseudo-Macarius"
- Macarius, Metropolitan of MoscowMacarius, Metropolitan of MoscowMacarius was a notable Russian cleric, writer, and iconographer who served as the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia from 1542 until 1563.-Early life and work on the Menaion:...
(1482–1563)