King Theodosius asked to see the monk Maximus to told him he wished to make him the patriarch of Constantinople.
When Maximus and Domatius learned of this, they fled together and stayed with one of the shepherds, where they prayed to Christ to guide them to Macarius.
Macarius met them and helped them build a modest house and taught them a simple work to support themselves.
And during the night he awoke and saw Maximus and Domatius praying, surrounded by a light from heaven and an angel guarding them with a sword of fire.
My God and my Creator saved me from the forces of darkness gathered in the air, and repaired my steps in this way to tell you straightly.
Those people with him thought that he was praying but he was contemplating the Church of the Saints who were advancing the spirit of St. Domatius.