Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow
Macarius (Russian: Мака́рий, romanized: Makary; 1482 – 12 January 1563) was the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus' from 1542 until 1563. He was the tenth metropolitan in Moscow to be appointed without the approval of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as had been the norm.
Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow | |
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| Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia | |
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| See | Moscow |
| Installed | 1542 |
| Term ended | 1563 |
| Predecessor | Joasaphus, Metropolitan of Moscow |
| Successor | Athanasius, Metropolitan of Moscow |
Saint Macarius | |
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Modern Icon of Saint Macarius of Moscow | |
| Metropolitan of Moscow | |
| Born | 1482 |
| Died | 12 January 1563 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 6 June 1988, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius by 1988 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, (Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow) |
| Feast | 5 October, 30 December |
| Attributes | Vested as a bishop, holding a Gospel Book |
| Patronage | Moscow |
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