Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow
Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow | |
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| Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia | |
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| See | Moscow |
| Installed | 1542 |
| Term ended | 1563 |
| Predecessor | Joasaphus, Metropolitan of Moscow |
| Successor | Athanasius, Metropolitan of Moscow |
Saint Macarius | |
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 Modern Icon of Saint Macarius of Moscow | |
| Metropolitan of Moscow | |
| Born | 1482 |
| Died | 12 January 1563 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 6 June 1988, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius by 1988 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, (Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow) |
| Feast | 5 October, 30 December |
| Attributes | Vested as a bishop, holding a Gospel Book |
| Patronage | Moscow |
Macarius (
Early life and work on the Menaion
Macarius was born in the region around Moscow. His parents' names (at least his mother's monastic names) are known because he dedicates the
In the late 15th century, Macarius became a monk at the St. Paphnutius Monastery in Borovsk, where he would serve as a reader, subdeacon, deacon, and priest. It was here that Macarius mastered the art of icon painting. He is also known to have been a firm supporter of Joseph Volotsky and his disciples. He was a notable Russian cleric, writer, and icon painter.
In 1523,
In 1526, Macarius was appointed
Metropolitan of Russia
Having secured the support of powerful Prince
Upon becoming one of the closest advisers of
During the
During his Kazan campaign in 1559, Ivan the Terrible left Macarius in Moscow to "protect the tsardom", which made him a temporary head of state. In 1552 and 1554, Macarius completed the second and third editions of the Grand Menaion. During the church councils in 1553-1555, Macarius supported the accusations of
When the tsar was away from Moscow, Macarius was in charge of diplomatic negotiations and dispatching messengers abroad with different deeds. The painting of the Saint Basil's Cathedral and Kremlin's Golden Chamber was carried out with his assistance. He also took part in compiling the Chronicle of the Beginning of Tsardom of Tsar and Grand Prince Ivan Vasiliyevich, i.e., an official chronicle of Ivan the Terrible's reign and the Regal Book, an illuminated manuscript about Ivan's reign and policies.
Later years
In his declining years, Macarius moved away from the affairs of the state. He supervised the creation of the Stepennaya kniga (or the Book of Generations), supported
References
- ^ Makarii, (Petr Ivanovich Veretennikov, Archimandrite) Zhizn' i trudy Makariia, Mitropolita Moskovskogo i vseia Rusi (Sergiev Posad: Ves' Sergiev Posad, 2002).
- ^ Michael C. Paul, “Continuity and Change in the Novgorodian Archiepiscopal Office, 1478-1591," Orientalia Christiana Periodica, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2009) pp. 273-317.
- ^ David B. Miller, “The Velikie Minei Chetii and the Stepennaia Kniga of Metropolitan Makarii and the Origins of Russian National Consciousness.” Forschungen zur Osteuropäischen Geschichte 26 (1979): 263-382.
- ^ T. Iu. (Tatiana Iur’evna) Tsarevskaia, St. Sofia’s Cathedral in Novgorod, D. G. Fedosov, trans. (Moscow: Severnyi Palomnik, 2005). This is an English translation of Sofiiskii sobor v Novgorode. 2nd ed. (Moscow: Severnyi palomnik, 2005).
- ^ Makarii, Zhizn' i Trudy Makariia.
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