Keywords: Saint Macarius.jpg Saint Macarius the Elder or Macarius the Egyptian circa 300-390 CE was a disciple of Antony and founded a monastic community that settled in the Nitrian and Scetic deserts The community had thousands of members by the time of Macarius's death Egyptian monastery Antique before 19-th cen author PD-old Saint Macarius the Great Coptic icons Monasteries in Egypt |