Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Macariusthe Great

of Egypt

Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life

“He so shone forth in asceticism that he came to be called 'a young Elder,' because he had distinguished himself as an experienced and mature monk, even though he was not quite thirty years old.”
St. Macarius the Great

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

301

Egypt

Death

391

Egypt

Connected Sts.

Life path

  • Married
  • Monk
  • Abbot
  • Author

Undertakings & Callings

  • Asceticism
  • Anchorism
  • Elderhood

God's Gifts

  • Healing
  • Raising the Dead
  • Wonderworking
  • Spiritual vision

Sufferings

  • Demons
  • Slander
  • Persecution

Eras

  • Arian heresy

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