Macarius of Egypt
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Macarius of Egypt was a 4th-century Christian monk and hermit, venerated as one of the most influential Desert Fathers and a key figure in early Christian monasticism.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Macarius the Great | 2 |
| Arsenius the Great | 1 |
| Macarius of Alexandria | 1 |
| Macarius the Egyptian | 1 |
| Saint Macarius of Egypt | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian hermit
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Christian monk ⓘ Desert Father ⓘ Egyptian Christian ⓘ ascetic ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Egyptian desert monasticism
ⓘ
Scetis monastic settlement ⓘ anchoritic life ⓘ cenobitic communities ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 4th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | various feast days in Christian liturgical calendars ⓘ |
| denomination |
Early Christians
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Christian Church
|
| historicalContext | late Roman Egypt ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Macarius of Egypt
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Macarius the Egyptian
Macarius of Egypt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Macarius the Great
|
| influenced |
Christian monasticism
ⓘ
Eastern Christian spirituality ⓘ Western Christian spirituality ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Christian monasticism
ⓘ
founding monastic communities in the Egyptian desert ⓘ influential Desert Father ⓘ life of asceticism ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition |
Coptic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | movement of the Desert Fathers ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Nitrian Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian desert
Nitrian Desert ⓘ Scetis ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
Desert Father
ⓘ
spiritual father to monks ⓘ |
| spiritualEmphasis |
fasting
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humility ⓘ inner purification ⓘ poverty ⓘ prayer ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | early Christian ascetic theology ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Macarius the Great
this entity surface form:
Saint Macarius the Great
this entity surface form:
Macarius the Egyptian
this entity surface form:
Macarius of Alexandria
this entity surface form:
Arsenius the Great