Saint Macarius

Saint Macarius

1050–1153 · Medieval · Benedictines

Feast day: January 6

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Biography

Macarius is a Latinized form of the old Greek given name Makários (Μακάριος), meaning "happy, fortunate, blessed"; compare the Latin beatus and felix. Ancient Greeks applied the epithet Makarios to the gods. In other languages the name has the following forms:

Patronages

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