☦️ Scot Free ☦️ (@DMonk)

Saint Macarius the great of Egypt (c. 300 – 391) disciple of Anthony the Great St. Macarius’ face used to be enlightened with grace in an amazing way to the extent that many fathers testified that his face used to glow in the dark; and thus appeared his name as “the glowing lantern”. This description was transferred to his monastery, and thus it was called “the glowing lantern of the wilderness” or “the glowing monastery”, which meant the place of high wisdom and constant prayer.