Venerable
Macarius of Svir
A monastic saint of the Svir river region, commemorated by the Russian Church.
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Venerable Macarius of Svir was a disciple of Saint Alexander of Svir. It is not known when he reposed.
In the sixteenth century he founded the Oredezh hermitage, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God, on the Oredezh river in the Olonets district. The monastery was later closed. The saint's relics rest under the floor of the church of the Dormition.