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Macarius of Alexandria
monk in the Nitrian Desert
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Feast: 19 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
298
Died
394
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Macarius of Alexandria (Greek: Μακάριος; died 395) 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.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Anthony the Great Saint Teacher
Sources
- Wikidata Q2743919 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Macarius of Alexandria (CC BY-SA)
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