Saint Macedonius Kritophagos

Memorial

• 24 January

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Hermit in Syria. Called Kriptophagus (the barley eater) as he ate nothing but moistened grain for 40 years. Healer in Syria, Phoenicia, and Cilicia using prayer and holy water.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Macedonius Kritophagos“. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 January 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>