St. Macarius the Ghent
Also known as Macaire of Antioch
Feast day: April 10
Death: 1012
Bishop of Antioch in Pisidia. Saint Macarius is said to have been born in Antioch, Pisidia, and to have been a bishop, who travelled westward as a pilgrim. He was received by the Benedictines of Saint Bavo in Ghent, in whose hospice he died of the plague then rampant in Belgium . Saint Macarius is portrayed as a Flemish bishop with three arrowheads. He may also be shown with his mitre and crozier on the ground to symbolize his resignation of the bishopric . He is venerated at Ghent and invoked against plague
Also known as Macaire of Antioch
Feast day: April 10
Death: 1012
Bishop of Antioch in Pisidia. Saint Macarius is said to have been born in Antioch, Pisidia, and to have been a bishop, who travelled westward as a pilgrim. He was received by the Benedictines of Saint Bavo in Ghent, in whose hospice he died of the plague then rampant in Belgium . Saint Macarius is portrayed as a Flemish bishop with three arrowheads. He may also be shown with his mitre and crozier on the ground to symbolize his resignation of the bishopric . He is venerated at Ghent and invoked against plague
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