Macarius of Alexandria
monk in the Nitrian Desert
b. 297 · d. 393
Macarius of Alexandria was a monk in the Nitrian Desert. He was a slightly younger contemporary of Macarius of Egypt, and is thus also known as Macarius the Younger.
Related people
- Anthony the Great disciple of · traditional
- Palladius of Galatia teacher of · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Alexandria birth
- Kellia death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.