holidays

Christian feast day: Macarius of Alexandria

Historical image related to Christian feast day:
Macarius of Alexandria from January 2, null

Macarius of Alexandria

Monk in the Nitrian Desert

Saint Macarius of Alexandria was a monk in the Nitrian Desert. He was a slightly younger contemporary of Macarius of Egypt, and is thus also known as Macarius the Younger.
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January 2

Day of the year

January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 363 days remain until the end of the year.
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