Metropolitan Bishop
Venerable Macarius, Metropolitan of Kiev, was the abbot of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity. In 1495, after the death of Metropolitan Jonah Glezna, he was elected and ordained to the metropolitan throne by a council of holy hierarchs: Vassian of Vladimir, Luke of Polotsk, Vassian of Turov, and Jonah of Lutsk. From Constantinople, Patriarch Niphon sent a letter confirming the saint’s election.
On May 1, 1497, while Saint Macarius was serving the Divine Liturgy in the village of Strigolov on the river Vzhishche, the Tatars invaded Russian lands. They killed the saint during the service and took many of the faithful captive, killing them as well.
The holy relics of Saint Macarius, glorified by God, are preserved in Kiev in the Vladimir Cathedral.
