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Macarius II
Russian bishop

Macarius II

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Russian bishop
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Šapkino, Russia
Place of death
Kotelniki, Russia
Age
90 years
Education
Tobolʹskai︠a︡ dukhovnai︠a︡ seminarii︠a︡
Awards
Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
 
Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
 
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Biography

Metropolitan of Moscow Makary (Nevsky)

Metropolitan Macarius (Russian: Митрополит Макарий, secular name Mikhail Andreyevich Nevsky, Russian: Михаил Андреевич Невский; October 1, 1835 in Shapkino, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire – March 2, 1926, Kotelniki, Moscow Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) was the Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna from 1912 to 1917, an outstanding missionary and enlightener of the masses in the Altai region (people used to call him the "Siberian pillar of Orthodoxy" and "Apostle of the Altai").

Born to a family of a sexton, Macarius graduated from a theological seminary in Tobolsk (1854) and joined the Altai Mission, which had been set up by the Holy Synod with the purpose of converting the people of the Altay region to Christianity.

In 1861, Macarius took monastic vows and was ordained a hieromonk (monastic priest). From 1861 to 1864, he was busy restoring the Chulyshmansky Monastery to a normal state. In 1868-1869, Macarius lived in Kazan and worked on the grammar of the Altai language, publishing a number of divine service books in this language. In 1883, he was appointed head of the Altai Holy Mission and raised to the dignity of archmandrite, and then consecrated as Bishop of Biysk and vicar of the Tomsk eparchy. In 1891, Macarius was named Bishop of Tomsk and Semipalatinsk. In 1905, he became the Bishop of Tomsk and Barnaul (later, archbishop). In 1908, Macarius was appointed Archbishop of Tomsk and Altay.

In 1912, he was summoned to Moscow by the Holy Synod and elected Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, also becoming thereby a member of the Holy Governing Synod. In 1913, Macarius became an honorable member of the St Petersburg Theological Academy. On March 20 of 1917, he retired from his post and was sent to Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery. Three years later, Metropolitan Tikhon bestowed upon Macarius the honorable lifelong title of Metropolitan of the Altai. Macarius died in 1926.

In 1956, Macarius' remains (still incorrupt, some say) were transferred to Sergiyev Posad and placed under the Dormition Cathedral of the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra.

Preceded by
Vladimir (Petrov)
Bishop of Biysk
1884-1891
Succeeded by
Vladimir (Senkovsky)
Preceded by
Vladimir (Petrov)
Archbishop of Tomsk
1891-1912
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky)
Metropolitan of Moscow
1912-1917
Succeeded by
Tikhon (Bellavin)
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