Saint Macarius of Egypt

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Saint
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Coptic_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:contribution Ascetic practices
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Charity
Simplicity
Inner peace
Forgiveness
Community life
Contemplative prayer
The importance of community
Asceticism
Humility
Love of God
Trust in God
Spiritual warfare
Divine grace
The nature of sin
The role of the Holy Spirit
The significance of the Eucharist
Prayer and fasting
Self-examination
The importance of obedience
The significance of the cross
The importance of gratitude
The importance of patience
The importance of confession
Detachment from worldly things
The practice of meditation
The concept of theosis
The significance of the heart's purity
The importance of discernment
The importance of spiritual discernment
The significance of humility
The importance of love for others
The importance of Scripture
The importance of the presence of God
The importance of the resurrection.
The practice of solitude
The role of a spiritual father
The significance of joy in the Lord
The significance of the fear of God
The significance of the love of neighbor
gptkbp:deathPlace Scetis
gptkbp:depictedIn Iconography
gptkbp:feastDay January 19
gptkbp:followedBy Desert Fathers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Macarius of Egypt
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Christian_monasticism
Spirituality_in_Christianity
gptkbp:knownFor Desert monasticism
gptkbp:legacy Veneration_in_Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:lifespan c. 300 – c. 390
gptkbp:title gptkb:Abba_Macarius
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Coptic_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:wrote Spiritual Homilies