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Macarius is a
Latinized form of the
old Greek
given name Makários (Μακάριος), meaning "happy, fortunate, blessed";
[1] compare the
Latin
beatus and
felix . Ancient Greeks applied the epithet Makarios to the gods.
[2]
In other languages the name has the following forms:
People named Macarius
Macarius of Alexandria, a martyr, saint, and companion of
Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria
Macarius of Egypt (300–390), Egyptian monk and hermit. Also known as Pseudo-Macarius, Macarius-Symeon, Macarius the Elder, or St. Macarius the Great
Pseudo-Macarius (4th/5th century), Syrian author
Macarius of Jerusalem , Bishop in 314–333
Macarius of Alexandria , also known as Macarius the Younger (died 395)
Macarius Magnes , 4th century Christian author of an apology "Apocriticus"
Macarius I of Antioch : Patriarch of Antioch, deposed in 681
Pope Macarius I of Alexandria , ruled in 933–953
Pope Macarius II of Alexandria , ruled in 1102–1128
Macarius, Archbishop of Esztergom , ruled in 1142–1147
Macarius II of Antioch , Patriarch in 1164–1166
Macarius of Unzha (1349–1444), founder of several Russian monasteries.
Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow (1482–1563)
Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im , Melkite Patriarch of Antioch from 1647 to 1672
Macarius, elder of
Optina monastery
Macarius of Corinth (1731-1805), Metropolitan bishop of Corinth
Macarius IV Tawil , Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in 1813–1815
Macarius I , head of the Holy Synod in 1879–1882 in Russia, better known as his church's leading historian
Macarius (Nevsky) , head of the Holy Synod in 1912–1917 in Russia
Makarios I , archbishop of Cyprus from 1854 to 1865
Pope Macarius III of Alexandria , ruled in 1944–1945
Makarios II , archbishop of Cyprus from 1948 to 1950
Makarios III , archbishop (1950–1977) and president of Cyprus (1960–1977)
Archbishop Makarios of Nairobi , Eastern Orthodox Archbishop of Nairobi since 2001
Archbishop Makarios of Australia , Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia since 2019
Macarius of Lviv , Metropolitan of Lviv, bishop of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
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