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Macarius, called the Elder or the Great, is known as one of the desert fathers described in the History of the Monks of Egypt (ch. 28) ascribed to rufinus of aquileia and in the Lausiac History (ch. 17) of palladius. He is mentioned also by Socrates (Hist. eccl. 4.23) and Sozomen (Hist. eccl. 3.14; 6.20). Source for information on Macarius the ...
Jan 19, 2020 · Venerable Macarius of Alexandria Commemorated on January 19. Troparion & Kontakion. Saint Macarius of Alexandria was a contemporary and friend of Saint Macarius of Egypt (January 19). He was born in the year 295, and until the age of forty he was occupied in trade. Later, he was baptized and withdrew into the desert, where he spent more than ...
THE name of Macarius (= ‘Blessed’) was a common one among the Christians of the fourth and following centuries, especially in Egypt. Two men of the name stand out as twin giants of the ascetic life of that age and country. They are distinguished from each other as Macarius the Egyptian and Macarius the Alexandrian. An
Jan 19, 2024 · His contemporary, Saint Macarius of Alexandria, was so called because he came from Alexandria and was therefore of that Greek-speaking colony; while Saint Macarius the Great is also called “of Egypt,” that is, he belonged to the ancient race native to Egypt, the Copts. Macarius was an Egyptian and one of the younger contemporaries of ...
Jan 19, 2012 · Venerable Macarius the Great of Egypt. Commemorated on January 19. Troparion & Kontakion. Saint Macarius the Great of Egypt was born in the early fourth century in the village of Ptinapor in Egypt. At the wish of his parents he entered into marriage, but was soon widowed. After he buried his wife, Macarius told himself, “Take heed, Macarius ...
Macarius I ( Greek: Μακάριος Α' Ἱεροσολύμων Makarios I Hierosolymōn ); was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335, according to Sozomen. He is recognized as a saint within the Orthodox and Catholic churches. Athanasius, in one of his orations against Arianism, refers to Macarius as an example of "the honest and ...
