Macarius is a Latinized form of the

old Greek Old Greek is the Greek language as spoken from Late Antiquity () to . Greek spoken during this period is usually split into: *Late Greek ( AD) *Medieval Greek () "Old Greek" (OG) is also the technical term for the presumed initial Greek trans ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

Makários (Μακάριος), meaning "happy, fortunate, blessed"; compare the

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

''beatus'' and ''felix''. Ancient Greeks applied the epithet ''Makarios'' to the gods. In other languages the name has the following forms: *Finnish: the given name

Kari Kari or KARI may refer to: Places *Kari, Jhunjhunu, a village in Rajasthan, India * , a village in Mouhoun Province, Burkina Faso * Kari, Tikamgarh, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India * Kari, Iran, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran * Kari-ye Bozorg ...

or Karri. Derived surname:

Mäkäräinen Mäkäräinen is a surname originating in Finland, derived from the given name Makar (Makarios Macarius is a Latinized form of the old Greek given name Makários (Μακάριος), meaning "happy, fortunate, blessed"; compare the Latin ''bea ...

. *Greek: Makarios (Μακάριος) *Armenian: Մակար (Makar) *Italian: Macario (also a

family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

) *Portuguese: Macário * Spanish

Macarena (name) Macarena is a Spanish female name, popular in Andalusia, in honor of the Virgin of Hope of Macarena. Some sources also say that the name comes from the Greek "Makarios Macarius is a Latinized form of the old Greek given name Makários (Μακάρ ...

*Russian/Ukrainian/Belarusian: Makar (Макар) from

Church Slavonic Church Slavonic is the conservative Slavic liturgical language used by the Eastern Orthodox Church in Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia. The ...

Makariy (Макарій). Derived surnames: Makarov/Makarova, Makarenko, Makarchuk,

Makarevich Makarevich (; ) is a Belarusian and Russian surname, related to the Latin given name Macarius. It may refer to: * Anatoly Makarevich (born 1970), Belarusian runner *Andrey Makarevich (born 1953), Soviet and Russian rock musician * Konstantin Makare ...

. *Serbian: Makarije/Макарије *Romanian: Macarescu (surname) *French: Macaire *Dutch: Karis, Kerris (also a surname)

People named Macarius

*Macarous of Alexandria, a martyr, saint, and companion of

Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria (died 250) were Christian martyrs put to death under Decius in 250. Faustus was a priest, Abibus was a deacon, and Dionysius was a lector. They were executed with several others, who include: *Andronic ...

(died 250) *

Macarius of Egypt Macarius of Egypt (c. 300 – 391) was a Christian monk and Grazers (Christianity), grazer hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder or Macarius the Great. Life Macarius was born in Lower Egypt. A late tradition places his birthplace in th ...

(300–390), Egyptian monk and hermit. Also known as Pseudo-Macarius, Macarius-Symeon, Macarius the Elder, or St. Macarius the Great *

Pseudo-Macarius Pseudo-Macarius (or Pseudo-Makarios) is the conventional designation of the anonymous author or authors of works falsely attributed to Macarius of Egypt. Fifty ''Spiritual Homilies'' were ascribed to Macarius a few generations after his death, and ...

(4th/5th century), Syrian author *

Macarius of Jerusalem Macarius I ( ''Makarios I Hierosolymōn'') was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335, according to Sozomen. He is venerated as a saint within the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. Athanasius, in one of his ora ...

, Bishop in 314–333 *

Macarius of Alexandria Saint Macarius of Alexandria ( Greek: Μακάριος; died 395) 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. Life Macarius was born about the ...

, also known as Macarius the Younger (died 395) *

Macarius Magnes Macarius Magnes (), sometimes referred to as Macarius of Magnesia, is the author of a work of Christian apologetics contesting the writings of a Neo-Platonic philosopher. He was unknown for centuries until the discovery of a manuscript at Athens ...

, 4th century Christian author of an apology "Apocriticus" *

Macarius I of Antioch Macarius I of Antioch was Patriarch of Antioch in the 7th century, deposed in 681 for professing monothelitism. Life His title seems to have been a purely honorary one, for his patriarchate lay under the dominion of the Saracens, and he himsel ...

: Patriarch of Antioch, deposed in 681 *

Pope Macarius I of Alexandria Pope Macarius I of Alexandria was the 59th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 932 to 952. He is commemorated in the Coptic '' Synaxarion'' on the 24th day of Baramhat. References 10th-century popes of the C ...

, ruled in 933–953 *

Pope Macarius II of Alexandria Pope Macarius II of Alexandria, the 69th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Coptic Church on 4 Thout. Life Pope Macarius II was pious and ascetic since his young age, a ...

, ruled in 1102–1128 * Macarius (archbishop of Esztergom), ruled in 1142–1147 *

Macarius II of Antioch The patriarch of Antioch is one of the Eastern Orthodox patriarchs, the leader of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. The term "Greek" does not refer to ethnic origin; the majority of these patriarchs were not ethnic Greeks, but ...

, Patriarch in 1164–1166 *

Macarius of Unzha Macarius of the Yellow Water Lake and Unzha River, the Unzha, the Miracle Worker (; 1349–1444) was a Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox monk and saint. He is credited with the founding of four monasteries in the Middle and Upper Volga r ...

(1349–1444), founder of several Russian monasteries. * Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow (1482–1563) *

Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im Patriarch Macarius (or Makarios) III Ibn al-Za'im (; born Yousef Za'im, died 1672) was Patriarch of Antioch from 1647 to 1672. He led a period of blossoming of his Church and is also remembered for his travels in Russia and for his involvement in ...

, Melkite Patriarch of Antioch from 1647 to 1672 *Macarius, elder of

Optina monastery The Optina Pustyn (, literally ''Opta's hermitage'') is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for men near Kozelsk in Russia. In the 19th century, the Optina was the most important spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church and served as the model fo ...

Macarius of Corinth Macarius of Corinth (also Makarios; born Michael Notaras, Μιχαὴλ Νοταρᾶς; ; 1731–1805) was Metropolitan bishop of Corinth, was a mystic and spiritual writer who worked to revive and mostly sustain the Eastern Orthodox Church und ...

(1731-1805), Metropolitan bishop of Corinth * Macarius IV Tawil, Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in 1813–1815 * Macarius I, head of the Holy Synod in 1879–1882 in Russia, better known as his church's leading historian * Macarius (Nevsky), head of the Holy Synod in 1912–1917 in Russia * Makarios I, archbishop of Cyprus from 1854 to 1865 * Pope Macarius III of Alexandria, ruled in 1944–1945 * Makarios II, archbishop of Cyprus from 1948 to 1950 *

Makarios III Makarios III (born Michael Christodoulou Mouskos; 13 August 1913 – 3 August 1977) was a Greek Cypriots, Greek Cypriot prelate and politician who served as Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus from 1950 to 1977 and as the first president o ...

, archbishop (1950–1977) and president of Cyprus (1960–1977) * Archbishop Makarios of Nairobi, Eastern Orthodox Archbishop of Nairobi since 2001 * Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia since 2019 * Macarius of Lviv, Metropolitan of Lviv, bishop of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine

People named Macarius

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