List of Famous people named Makarios

Here are some famous Makarioses:

Makarios III

Μιχαήλ Χριστοδούλου Μούσκος

First Name Makarios

Born on August 13, 1913

Died on August 3, 1977 (aged 63)

Born in Cyprus, Paphos District

Makarios III was a Cypriot clergyman and politician who served as the archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Church of Cyprus (1950–1977) and as the first president of Cyprus (1960–1977). In his three terms as president he survived four assassination attempts and a coup d'état. He is widely regarded by Greek Cypriots as the Father of the Nation or "Ethnarch".

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Makarios II of Cyprus

First Name Makarios

Born on January 1, 1870

Died on June 28, 1950 (aged 80)

Born in Cyprus, Limassol District

Makarios II was Archbishop of Cyprus from 1947 until 1950. He was born Michail Charalambous Papaioannou in the village of Prodromos in 1870. In 1895, he was ordained a deacon and left Cyprus for further education. He studied at the Great School of the Nation in Constantinople before entering the Halki seminary.

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