Macarius of Ancha

Saint Macarius of Ancha, hierarch (ninth century), was bishop of Ancha (Anchi), in Tao-⁠Klarjeti, a contemporary and fellow-⁠ascetic of Venerable Gregory of Khandzta. He is venerated as a saint in the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers and Mothers of Klarjeti of the Orthodox Church of Georgia, canonized in October 2002 (by other data in 2003); he is commemorated on 5 October (old calendar).

He is mentioned in the Life of Venerable Gregory, written by George Merchule (chapter 83): "At the same time in Ancha the bishop was Macarius." His commemoration was entered in the calendar of the Church of Georgia in the second half of the twentieth century, together with the names of the other fellow-⁠ascetics of Gregory mentioned in the Life.