Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great
Christian Mysticism Order / organization
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great is cataloged as an Order / organization within Christian Mysticism. Its candidate country context is “Egypt” and its period or origin is “Traditionally founded in the late 4th century; documented living monastery in 2025–2026.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Coptic Orthodox monasticism of Scetis.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- St. Macarius the Great Monastery; Deir Anba Maqar; Dayr al-Anba Maqar; Saint Macarius Monastery at Wadi El-Natrun
- Parent tradition
- Coptic Orthodox monasticism of Scetis
- Public geographic context
- Egypt
- Period / origin
- Traditionally founded in the late 4th century; documented living monastery in 2025–2026
- Living / historical status
- Living Coptic Orthodox monastery
- Access / protocol
- Institution-specific
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateEgypt
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Stable attribution
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Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 2103. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/2103
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