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Illustration Of Saint Macarius Abbot From The Book Saints Of The Order Of Saint Benedict Designed By Father Amandus Liebhaber
Illustration Of Saint Macarius Abbot From The Book Saints Of The Order Of Saint Benedict Designed By Father Amandus Liebhaber

Blessed Macarius The Scot

Also known as: Macarius of the Scots Monastery; Macarius of Würzburg; Macario…

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

6 January; 19 December on some calendars; 24 January on some calendars

Born

11th century Ireland

Died

1153 at Würzburg, Germany of natural causes; tomb re-discovered in 1614; relics re-interred at the altar of the monastery church in 1615; the monastery was secularized in 1803, and in 1823 his relics were enshrined in the Lady Chapel at the market square of Würzburg; chapel destroyed in 1945 during World War II

Beatified

1734 by Pope Clement XII

Biography

Blessed Macarius The Scot, also known as Macarius of the Scots Monastery, Macarius of Würzburg, and Macario, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the 12th century. He was born in Ireland in the 11th century, although the exact date of his birth is unknown.

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