
"As there is one soul in all the members, which operates aloft in the brain, and also moves the feet beneath, so the Godhead contains all creatures, the heavenly, and those under the bottomless pit, and is everywhere fulfilled in the creation, although it transcends the creatures, because it is infinite and incomprehensible." - St Macarius the Great (Fifty Spiritual Homilies of St. Macarius the Egyptian, Hom. XL, Section 3).
St. Macarius the Great (c. 300–391 AD) (also known as Macarius of Egypt) -- celebrated today (January 19) -- was a 4th-century Christian monk, hermit, and Desert Father who played a crucial role in the development of early Christian monasticism. He is venerated as a saint in Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, Coptic, and Oriental Orthodox traditions.
St. Macarius most likely followed a vegan diet as was common among the Desert Fathers, the early Christian monks who lived in the Egyptian desert. St. Macarius was known for his rigorous fasting—sometimes eating only one meal a week, which consisted of bread, salt, and water. He reportedly lived several years eating only raw herbs and drinking little water. In one account, he fasted for seven years on uncooked lentils.
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