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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 (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 (martyr) 2nd century Alexander I: c. 116 Alexander of Alexandria: 4th century Alexander of Bergamo: 4th century Alexander of Comana: 3rd century Alexander of Constantinople: 4th century Alexander of Jerusalem: 3rd century Alexius: 5th century Alexius of Rome: 4th century Almachius: 4th century Alphius (martyr) 3rd century Alypius of ...
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 ...
Alexander's patriarchate occurred under several Umayyad caliphs, whose positions on the Copts varied greatly. These included Abd al-Malik, Al-Walid I, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, Umar II, Yazid II, and Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik. This period included the Siege of Constantinople, which had a serious economic impact on the economy of Egypt. The ...
Cyril I of Constantinople (Cyril Lucaris or Kyrillos Loukaris (Greek: Κύριλλος Λούκαρις; 13 November 1572 – 27 June 1638) was a Greek prelate and theologian, and a native of Heraklion, Crete (then under the Republic of Venice). [1]
Saint Colman of Lindisfarne, Bishop of Lindisfarne and Confessor (676) [1] [9] [15] [17] [note 6] Saint Ethelina (Eudelme), the patroness of Little Sodbury, now in Gloucestershire in England. [15] Saint Angilbert, Abbot of St. Riquier in the north of France where there were some 300 monks (c. 740–814) [15] [18]
Saint Anatolius of Laodicea, Bishop of Laodicea, and his successor, St. Eusebius (3rd century) [1] [11] [12] [note 4] Martyrs Mark and Mocius (4th century) [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ note 5 ] Saint Alexander, founder of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones ("the Ever-Vigilant"), Constantinople (c. 430) [ 1 ] [ 11 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] ( see ...