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Saint Macarius of Alexandria
Monk, Ascetic
Bornc. 300
Egypt
Died395
Egypt
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church,
Roman Catholic Church,
Oriental Orthodoxy
Feast19 January (Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church) 1 May (= 6 Pashons, 111 A.M.) (Coptic Orthodox)

Saint Macarius of Alexandria (Greek: Μακάριος; died 395)[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ Lives of Saints :: Bashons 6, CopticChurch.net
  2. ^ "St. Macarius of Alexandria". www.stabanoub-dallas.org. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

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