Barlaam of Makhrishchi

Holy Venerable Barlaam of Makhrishchi was igumen of the Makhrishchi monastery, a disciple of Saint Stephen of Makhrishchi (14 July), and is commemorated on 19 November, by the old calendar. He was not officially canonized.

The "Book of the Saints" says that he "reposed in the year 6900 (1392)", but the menologion notes that this is a mistake, since Saint Stephen died only in 1406. Stroev's list of igumens shows Isaiah as Stephen's successor in 1406. Two igumens named Barlaam are known among the monastery's heads: one mentioned in 1517, successor of the igumen Misail (1506-1508), and another, later bishop of Suzdal, igumen from 1551 (or 1557) to 1570-1571. The Hagiology of the East lists the igumen Barlaam of Makhrishchi among the uncanonized saints, but no information about his life survives. The year 1406, sometimes given for him, is the year of Stephen's death, not of Barlaam's.