Macarius of Alexandria


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) 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.