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Macarius of Egypt [a] (c. 300 – 391) was a Christian monk and grazer hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder or Macarius the Great . Life. Macarius was born in Lower Egypt. A late tradition places his birthplace in the village of Shabsheer (Shanshour), Roman Egypt around 300 AD. He tended cattle as a boy.
Macarius the Egyptian (born 300 ce, Upper Egypt—died 390 ce, Scete Desert, Egypt; feast day January 15) was a monk and ascetic who, as one of the Desert Fathers, advanced the ideal of monasticism in Egypt and influenced its development throughout Christendom.
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Apr 27, 2015 · St. Abba Macarius the Great (295-392 A.D.; also known as Macarius of Egypt) was among the most authoritative Desert Fathers of Egypt, and a disciple of St. Anthony the Great. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates his feast day on January 19 ( February 1 by Julian Calendar).
St. Macarius the Great, also known in the West as “the Egyptian,” is considered, together with St. Antony the Great, the most well-known and loved Desert Fathers.
Today, the body of Saint Macarius is found in his monastery, the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great in Scetes, Egypt. Born: Around 300 in Shabsheer (Shanshour), in Al Minufiyah Governorate, Egypt. Died: 391 in Scetes, Egypt. Beatified: Pre-Congregation.
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.
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, and have care for your soul.
