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Macarius of Pelecete
abbot of the monastery of Pelecete
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Feast: 18 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In Bithynia, in present-day Turkey, the passing of Saint Macarius, abbot of the monastery of Pelecete, who suffered much under the emperor Leo V for the defence of the sacred images.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 18 August as the abbot of the monastery of Pelecete in Bithynia who suffered much under the emperor Leo V for defending the sacred images.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 18 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Rf0e5879e — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.