Macarius I.

Makarios I

Makarios I was Bishop of Jerusalem from 313 or 314 , succeeding Bishop Hermon . He was a participant in the First Council of Nicaea . Makarios suggested the excavations on Golgotha , as a result of which, according to the legend of Helena, he found the tomb of Christ and identified his cross. Makarios I. is the builder of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher . Emperor Constantine the Great wrote to Bishop Makarios around 325:

“I would especially like you to be convinced that what I am about to do is obvious to everyone, namely that I have no greater concern than this holy place, which I - under divine providence - have freed from the heavy burden of idolatry, best adorned with a magnificent building; a place that was holy in God's eyes from the beginning, but which now seems even more holy since it was brought to light as a clear testimony to the suffering of our Lord. ... With regard to the columns and the marble, after personal inspection, you should write to me as soon as possible, what you think is the most valuable and most useful, so that we can see from your letter how much and what kind is necessary to have this brought in from all regions; because it is only fair when the holiest place in the whole world is also adorned for a fee. "

- Eusebius : De Vita Constantini , III, 30–32

Makarios is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church (Remembrance Day: March 10), the Orthodox Churches (Remembrance Day: February 27) and the Coptic Church (Remembrance Day: November 5).

Web links

• Denis Deriev: The History of the Church of Jerusalem from Its Beginnings until the Eleventh Century. June 1998, accessed June 17, 2018 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Heiligenlexikon , accessed on July 3, 2010

predecessor	Office	successor
Hermon	Patriarch of Jerusalem 314–333	Maximus III