St. Macarius the Great
Macarius was an Egyptian and one of the younger contemporaries of Anthony the Great. He married out of obedience to his parents but his wife died shortly thereafter. He withdrew to the wilderness, where he spent sixty years in labor and struggle, both inwardly and outwardly, for the Kingdom of Heaven. So much did he succeed in cleansing his mind of evil thoughts and his heart of evil desires, that God bestowed upon him the abundant gift of miracle-working, so that he even raised the dead from the graves.
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