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Macarius of Alexandria
monk in the Nitrian Desert
SaintFull write-upEgyptPre-congregation
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
Commemoration of Saint Macarius, called the Alexandrian, priest and abbot at Mount Scetis in Egypt.
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 19 January as a priest and abbot at Scetis in Egypt.
Connected on this site
- Anthony the Great Saint Teacher
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 19 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2743919 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Macarius of Alexandria (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.