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Anybody know of any evidence of a cult of St Macarius? Churches
dedicated to him? - the statues and paintings round the walls would
presumably leave you feeling itchy and hungry at the same time.

Here's what Google fetches up:
http://tinyurl.com/3alw6

One particularly promising link:
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/..._macarius.html

quote

St. Macarius : Patron saint of cooks, confectioners and pastry chefs

AKA : Macarius of Alexandria

/quote

http://www.catholic.org/saints/stindex.php?lst=M lists eight Macarii:

St. Macarius
St. Macarius
St. Macarius
St. Macarius & Julian
St. Macarius of Jerusalem
St. Macarius the Ghent
St. Macarius the Great
St. Macarius the Wonder-Worker

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Bob
Kanyak's Doghouse
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