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St Alexius was added to the name of St Boniface as the titular saint of the church and monastery known as Santi Bonifacio e Alessio. [1] It was evidently Sergius and his monks who brought to Rome the veneration of Saint Alexius. The Eastern saint, according to his legend a native of Rome, was soon very popular with the people of Rome. [1]
It is dedicated to Saint Boniface of Tarsus and Saint Alexius, the former the original and the latter added in the 10th century. It lies on Piazza Sant’Alessio 23, near the historical gardens of St. Alexius and Via di santa Sabina.
The Death of Saint Alexius or Saint Alexius Dying is an oil on canvas painting by Pietro da Cortona, created c. 1638. It is held in the Saint Alexis chapel in the Girolamini, Naples . It shows the dying saint Alexius of Rome holding a letter welcomed by angels — he had left his family and returned to them at the moment of his death, with them ...
The legend of Alexius, from a fresco in the Basilica di San Clemente. The Ritmo di Sant'Alessio or Ritmo marchigiano su Sant'Alessio is a late twelfth-century metrical vita of the legendary saint Alexius of Rome composed for public performance by an anonymous giullare. It is one of the earliest pieces of Italian literature.
When the icon was brought to Rome, it was placed in the church dedicated to St. Alexius (Basilica of the Saints Bonifacio and Alexis) where his holy relics could be found. According to another legendary version, the icon is thought to have been brought from the East by St. Alexius himself.
Erasmus of Formiae (St. Elmo) c. 303 Erastus of Paneas: 1st century Erbin of Dumnonia: 5th century Erc: 5th century Eubulus: 4th century Eucherius of Lyon: c. 449 Eudocia (martyr) 100 Eudokia of Heliopolis: 2nd century Eugenia of Rome: 3rd century Eugenios of Trebizond: 4th century Eulalia of Barcelona: 4th century Eulalia of Mérida: 4th ...
Saint Alexius of Rome. Stefano Landi: Il Sant'Alessio (1631; the first opera written on an historical subject) Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, husband of Lucrezia Borgia Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. Gaetano Donizetti: Torquato Tasso; King Alfonso XI of Castile. Gaetano Donizetti: La favorite
The anonymous writer of the story of "The Man of God", in the 5th century, which gave rise to the legend of St. Alexius, also known as Alexius of Rome (because exiled Eastern monks brought his cult and bones to Rome in the 10th century). Basil bar Shumna (d. c. 1170) bishop who wrote a chronicle of the city's history (now lost)