Saint Macarius of Antioch

Also known as

• Macarius of Ghent
• Macaire of….

Memorial

• 10 April

Profile

Bishop of Antioch, Pisidia. Archbishop of Constantinople. Captured by Saracens, but escaped. He then resigned his see to become a pilgrim through Palestine, Epirus, Dalmatia, Bavaria, and other western areas, finally settling with the Benedictine monks of Saint Bavo Abbey in Ghent, Belgium. Miracle worker.

Born

• at Antioch, Pisidia

Died

• 1012 at monastery of Saint Bavo, Ghent, Belgium of the plague

Patronage

• against plague
• —
• Ghent, Belgium

Representation

• bishop with three arrowheads
• with his mitre and crozier on the ground to symbolize his resignation of the bishopric

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint Macarius of Antioch“. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 April 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>