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Macario
Italian monk
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 16 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
1005
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In Basilicata, Saint Macario of Collesano, monk, who, outstanding for humility and fasting, wisely governed various monasteries on the slopes of the Mercurio and the Latiniano.
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 16 December as a monk of Collesano who governed monasteries in Basilicata.
Connected on this site
- Saba the Younger Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3841946 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.