St. Fabian was one of the early popes of Rome. He was a Roman layman that came into Rome as people and clergy were trying to decide on a new pope. A dove landed on Fabian, and the church historian Eusebius and others noticed this, and he was elected unanimously to the papal station. According to his Wikipedia page, he sent out several bishops into Gaul to spread the gospel, and was martyred under the persecution of the Roman emperor Decius on January 20, 250 A.D. His feast day is celebrated tomorrow.
I was unable to find any biographical information on the Greek Orthodox saint that is remembered today, Makarios the Great of Egypt. Here is the liturgy assigned for his remembrance:
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