Venerable (Monastic) · 16th century
Venerable Macarius the Roman of Novgorod
Also known as Macarius the Roman · Makarios the Roman of Novgorod
A native of Rome who left a wealthy family, embraced Orthodoxy, and lived as a hermit in the swamps near Novgorod.
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Notes
Aug 15 is the date of his repose (1550); Jan 19, his nameday (St Macarius the Great), is the principal commemoration.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Jan 19; Lives of the Saints