St. Macarius of Rome

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Born: Rome, Italy

Died: mid-5th century in Chierno (modern Sacerno district of Calderara di Reno), Bologna, Italy of natural causes, buried at the church of Saint Helena in Chierno, relics transferred to the Basilica of Saint Xystus in Piacenza, Italy where an altar was dedicated to him, relics transferred to Siena, Italy by Archbishop Galter in 1249

Patronage: for good weather (a tradition in the region of Bologna, Italy)

Also known as Agathon

Macarius was a high civic official, a Vicarius Praefecti, in Rome, Italy. He retired from public life to live as a prayerful, penitent hermit at Chierno, Italy, which was later renamed Sacerno, which is now part of Calderara di Reno. Some records list him as an abbot, but we have no information on what monastery he may have been attached to.