Macarius of Oredezhsk

Venerable Macarius of Oredezhsk was a disciple of Saint Alexander of Svir (died 30 August 1533). He contested on the Oredezha River near Lake Ladoga, where he founded a monastery. He reposed in 1532. He is commemorated at the Synaxis of the Karelian Saints (the Saturday between 31 October and 6 November) and at the Synaxis of the Novgorod and Saint Petersburg Saints (the third Sunday after Pentecost), as well as on 9 August (new style; 22 August on the old calendar).