Saint Alexander
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Saint Alexander may refer to:
- Pope Alexander IPope Alexander IPope Saint Alexander I was Bishop of Rome from about 106 to 115. The Holy See's Annuario Pontificio identifies him as a Roman who reigned from 108 or 109 to 116 or 119...
(died 115), saint and pope - See Epipodius and AlexanderEpipodius and AlexanderEpipodius and his companion Alexander are venerated as Christian saints. Their feast day is 22 April. Epipodius was a native of Lyon; Alexander was said to be a native of Phrygia, and a physician by profession. They were both martyred during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.Epipodius and Alexander...
for Saint Alexander, martyred in Lyon, 178 AD - Alexander of BergamoAlexander of BergamoSaint Alexander of Bergamo is the patron saint of Bergamo. Alexander may simply have been a Roman soldier or resident of Bergamo who was tortured and killed for not renouncing his Christian faith. Details of his life are uncertain, but subsequent Christian legends consider him a centurion of the...
(died c. 303), patron saint of Bergamo; may have been a Roman soldier - Alexander of ConstantinopleAlexander of ConstantinopleSaint Alexander of Constantinople was bishop of Byzantium and the bishop of Constantinople . Information from the Synaxarion mention that Alexander was originally from Calabria in Italy and his parents were George and Vryaine...
(born between 237 and 244 - 337), bishop of Byzantium and the bishop of Constantinople - Alexander of Jerusalem (d. 251 AD), venerated as a Martyr and Saint by Eastern Orthodox Churches & Roman Catholic Church
- Alexander NevskyAlexander NevskyAlexander Nevsky was the Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir during some of the most trying times in the city's history. Commonly regarded as the key figure of medieval Rus, Alexander was the grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest and rose to legendary status on account of his military...
(1220 – 1263), Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir - Alexander SauliAlexander SauliSaint Alexander Sauli, the "Apostle of Corsica", was born at Milan, 15 February 1535, of an illustrious Lombard family. He died at Calozza, 11 October 1592, and was interred at Pavia...
, the "Apostle of Corsica", (1535-1592), member of an illustrious Lombard family - Alexander of ComanaAlexander of ComanaSaint Alexander of Comana , known as "the charcoal burner", was Bishop of Comana in Pontus. Whether he was the first to occupy that see is open to discussion. The saint's curious name comes from the fact that he had, out of humility, taken up the work of burning charcoal, so as to escape worldly...
(died 251), bishop of Comana - Alexander of AlexandriaAlexander of AlexandriaAlexander of Alexandria was the nineteenth Patriarch of Alexandria from 313 to his death. During his patriarchate, he dealt with a number of issues relevant to a church's positions on issues facing the church. These included the dating of Easter, the actions of Meletius of Lycopolis, and the issue...
, Patriarch of Alexandria - Alexander of Svir (1448 - 1533), Eastern Orthodox saint, monk and hegumen of Russian Orthodox Church
- One of the seven sons of Felicitas of RomeFelicitas of RomeFelicitas of Rome is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs. Apart from her name, the only thing known for certain about this martyr is that she was buried in the Cemetery of Maximus, on the Via Salaria on a 23 November. However, a legend presents her as the mother of the seven martyrs whose...
(101–165) - Sisinnius, Martyrius and Alexander (died 405), martyrs
- Saint Alexander, a companion of St. Victor of MarseillesVictor of MarseillesSaint Victor of Marseilles was a Christian Martyr. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.Saint Victor is said to have been a Roman army officer in Marseilles, who publicly denounced the worship of idols. For that, he was brought before the Roman...
(died 290)