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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Macarius of Collesano

Italo-⁠Greek monastic saint of Sicily, ascetic at Collesano, reposed around 1000.

Feast
December 16old style December 29
Reposed
100010th century
Place
Oliveto Citra
Order
Venerables

Life

Venerable Macarius of Collesano was born at Collesano, near Palermo in Sicily, and lived under the Arab rule of the island, which began in 827. He was an Italo-⁠Greek monk of the Eastern monastic tradition. According to tradition he reposed at Oliveto Citra in southern Italy on 16 December 1000.

He is venerated as a saint, especially in the Catholic Church; in the calendars his day is 16 December.

Commemorated the same day December 16