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Alexander of Jerusalem (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Ιεροσολύμων; died 251 AD) was a third century bishop who is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Roman Catholic Church.
Pope Alexander I (died 115), saint and pope; See Epipodius and Alexander for Saint Alexander, martyred in Lyon, 178 AD; Alexander of Rome (died c. 289), Christian martyr; Alexander of Bergamo (died c. 303), patron saint of Bergamo; may have been a Roman soldier; Alexander of Constantinople (born between 237 and 244–337), bishop of Byzantium ...
Alexander is venerated as a saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Catholic Church. Alexander is described by the Roman Catholic Church as "a man held in the highest honor by the people and clergy, magnificent, liberal, eloquent, just, a lover of God and man, devoted to the poor, good and sweet ...
Saint Alexander was a martyr and companion of Saint Pothinus. Alexander was a physician in Vienne, Gaul, when he converted to Christianity. He was arrested during the persecutions conducted under Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Along with Pothinus and forty-six other Christians, Alexander was tortured and executed. As part of this group, Alexander is ...
Epipodius (French: Épipode) and his companion Alexander (died 178) are venerated as Christian saints. Their feast day is 22 April, and Alexander is additionally commemorated on April 24 in the Eastern Orthodox Church. [1] Epipodius was a native of Lyon; Alexander was said to be a native of Phrygia, and a physician by profession. [2]
According to some ancient manuscripts, the feast of Saint Alexander was commemorated on 2 June. Today, his feast day is celebrated annually on 30 August, in a common commemoration with his fellow Patriarchs of Constantinople John IV of Constantinople (582–595, also commemorated on 2 September) and Paul IV of Constantinople (780–784).
Pope Alexander I (Greek: Αλέξανδρος, died c. 115) was the bishop of Rome from about 108/109 to 116/119 (according to the 2012 Annuario Pontificio). Some believe he suffered martyrdom under the Roman emperor Trajan or Hadrian .
The Martyrdom of St. Alexander (Workshop of Lorenzo Lotto, after 1560) The oldest Passio dates from about the 8th century, but his cult is much earlier. Alexander was most likely a Roman soldier, native or resident of Bergamo, tortured and killed for not having renounced his Christian faith. [5] Bergamo Cathedral is dedicated to him.