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Macarius of Unzha | |
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| Venerable, Zheltovodsky (of Yellow Lake) and Unzhensky (of Unzha) | |
| Born | c. 1349 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| Died | c. 1444 Near Makaryev, Kostroma Oblast |
| Venerated in | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | c. 1619 by Patriarch Philaret of Moscow (Russian Orthodox Church) |
| Major shrine | Pechersky Ascension Monastery, Nizhny Novgorod Zheltovodsky Makariev Monastery of Holy Trinity (his head, since 2007) Makaryev Unzhensky Monastery (the rest of the relics) |
| Feast | October 12 (25) (recovery of relics), July 25 (August 7) (repose) |
| Patronage | Makariev Fair; various places in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Ivanovo Oblast, and Kostroma Oblast; craftsmen, merchants, and travellers |
Macarius of the Yellow Water Lake and the Unzha, the Miracle Worker (Russian: Преподобный Макарий Унженский Желтоводский Чудотворец, romanized: Prepodobny Makariy Unzhenskiy Zheltovodskiy Chudotvorets; 1349–1444) was a Russian Orthodox monk and saint. He is credited with the founding of four monasteries in the Middle and Upper Volga regions of Russia.