Hierarch · 17th century
Saint Metrophanes Bishop of Voronezh
Also known as Macarius in schema
First Bishop of Voronezh, remembered for pastoral zeal, prayer, and support of church life, who received the schema as Macarius before death.
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Notes
Principal repose feast; the finding of his relics is commemorated Aug 7. Distinct from Metrophanes of Constantinople (OS-1279).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints