This week, Christina tells the brief but odd story of Saint Macarius of Alexandria (but not Egypt!) and the odd situation of hundreds monks in the desert. 

Sources:

Wikipedia

    St Macarius of Alexandria

    Nitrian Desert

    Sozomen

    Palladius of Galatia

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG203478#:~:text=Saint%20Macarius%20of%20Alexandria%20was,miracles%20were%20ascribed%20to%20him.

https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2015/01/19/100227-venerable-macarius-of-alexandriahttps://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2015/01/19/100227-venerable-macarius-of-alexandria

https://stjohndc.org/en/orthodoxy-foundation/saints/st-macarius-alexandriahttps://stjohndc.org/en/orthodoxy-foundation/saints/st-macarius-alexandria