M. - 2006. - 160 s. This collection presents works on the All-Russian Metropolitans and diocesan bishops of the XVI century . A number of essays narrate about the predecessors of Metropolitan Macarius, as well as about his successors .. Himself Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia (1563) Macarius, canonized in the year of the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus. It was an ascetic, an ascetic, a venerator of Russian saints, a companion of ascetics-contemporaries, an enlightener, a talented organizer, a statesman, a diplomat .. It is distinguished by its multi-faceted activity.. Thanks to his activities, the middle of the 16th century can be called the "Makariev era" ..