Venerable Macarius' Miracle of the Moose is a miracle associated with the name of
Venerable Macarius of the Yellow Water Lake and the Unzha (1349-1444),
a Saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is thought to have occurred in June 1439 in the
woodlands of what today is Semyonov District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
Depiction of the Miracle of the Moose in Pechersky Ascension Monastery. Note the clipped left ear of the animal: presumably, the fresco depicts the moment when the moose that had been marked by Macarius in this way returned to the Saint and his party
Macarius of the Yellow Water Lake and the Unzha, the Miracle Worker (1349–1444) is a Russian Orthodox saint. He is credited with the founding of four monasteries in the Middle and Upper Volga regions of Russia.
Macarius of Unzha
The modern Makaryev Monastery is much better fortified than in 1439
The Honorable Head of Venerable Macarius is visiting Kstovo on August 4, 2007