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Saint

Macarius of Egypt
An icon of Saint Macarius of Egypt
Monk
Bornc. 300
Shabsheer (Shanshour), Roman Egypt
Died391
Scetes, Roman Egypt
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Catholic Church
Major shrineMonastery of Saint Macarius the Great, Scetes, Egypt
Feast
  • 15 January (West, Roman Catholic)
  • 19 January (Eastern Orthodox)
  • 27 Paremhat (5 April) (Oriental Orthodox)

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.
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