Macarius of Unzha
14th and 15th-century Russian Orthodox monk and saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Macarius of the Yellow Water Lake and the Unzha, the Miracle Worker (1349–1444) (Russian: Преподобный Макарий Унженский Желтоводский Чудотворец, Prepodobny Makariy Unzhenskiy Zheltovodskiy Chudotvorets) is a Russian Orthodox saint. He is credited with the founding of four monasteries in the Middle and Upper Volga regions of Russia.
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Macarius of Unzha | |
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Venerable, Zheltovodsky (of Yellow Lake) and Unzhensky (of Unzha) | |
Born | ca. 1349 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
Died | ca. 1444 Near Makaryev, Kostroma Oblast |
Venerated in | Russian Orthodox Church |
Canonized | ca. 1619 by Patriarch Philaret of Moscow (Russian Orthodox Church) |
Major shrine | Pechersky Ascension Monastery in Nizhny Novgorod, Zheltovodsky Makariev Monastery of Holy Trinity (his head, since 2007), Unzhensky Makaryev Monastery (the rest of the relics) |
Feast | October 12 (25) (recovery of relics), July 25 (August 7) (repose) |
Patronage | Makariev Fair; various places in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Ivanovo Oblast, and Kostroma Oblast; craftsmen, merchants, and travellers |
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