Macarius of Jerusalem
4th century Bishop of Jerusalem
b. 3rd century · d. 335
36th Bishop of Jerusalem (Patriarch) · 325–333
Offices
- Bishop of Jerusalem (Patriarch) № 36 · 325 – 333
Macarius I was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335, according to Sozomen. He is venerated as a saint within the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church.
Related people
- Hermon of Jerusalem succeeded · inferred
- Maximus of Jerusalem preceded · inferred
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Jerusalem death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- The Seven Ecumenical Councils (NPNF series 2 vol. 14) 1 claim — First Council of Nicaea
- Oriens Christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus 1 claim — Oriens Christianus III, col. 101 sqq. — De Patriarchatu Hierosolymitano