Saint Macarius the Spiritbearer: Coptic Texts Relating to Saint Macarius the Great (Biblia.com)

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These three texts—The Sayings of Saint Macarius, The Virtues of Saint Macarius, and The Life of Saint Macarius of Scetis—provide insight into one of the most venerated saints of the Coptic Church and into the life in the Egyptian monastic communities of the fourth century. Macarius the Great (also referred to as Macarius of Egypt or Macarius the Egyptian) presided over a loosely knit scattering...

where he was and the brothers explained to Abba Macarius why the thief was ashamed to come greet him. When Abba Macarius heard this, he laughed and entered the monastery. The accused brother came humbly to meet him and asked the old man’s forgiveness just as Abba Macarius asked forgiveness of the brother, and they accepted forgiveness from each other. Abba Macarius said to the brothers, “Neither I nor you are as honorable as this fellow: not only has he endured [166] great reproach but he has taken

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