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  St. Alexander, Bishop and Martyr. Alexander was a student with Origen at the famous Christian school of Alexandria in the late second century. He became bishop of Cappadocia and during the persecution of Severus was imprisoned for several years (204-211). Following his release from prison, he made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and was proclaimed coadjutor bishop there in the year 212. Demetrius, the bishop of Alexandria, censured Alexander for ... Continue Reading

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  1. Kelly
    2 years ago

    I am searching for a good boys name for the impending arrival of our child in January. Alexander is a name from my husband's ancestry, I wanted to make sure it had solid Catholic connections. The last sentence of the article was very reassuring that this was a name for our times:

    "Today when we are criticized by friends and society for the moral tenets of our Faith, St. Alexander is a prime example of how we should stand fast in the face of ridicule and ostracism."

    Thank you.

  2. Alex
    2 years ago

    This helped with my r.s

  3. Hello
    2 years ago

    is Alexander the Great a saint?

  4. yohanna
    2 years ago

    alexander will be my son's baptismal name. I'm really really love my religion

  5. ALEX
    2 years ago

    HE IS A VERY GOOD AND INTRESTING SAINT.I LIKE HIM

  6. Alex
    2 years ago

    I like this saint .

  7. Macie
    2 years ago

    This was helpful! but when was he born? Thanks(:

  8. Alex
    2 years ago

    very helpful for my report, where may i find any other info. on him? i will look, but it's really hard! Super helpful! Thanks.

  9. Andrew Son
    2 years ago

    HELLO! Wonderful to read about this saint who stood steadfast to the faith.

    Is he the "most famous" Saint Alexander?

    God bless+

  10. Nwachukwu daniel
    3 years ago

    This site give great bcos i hav learnt about of i used for my catholic confirmation.Thank you

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  11. Alex
    3 years ago

    This site is useful. St Alexander is my Saint name.

  12. Maryrose
    3 years ago

    This site is really helpful with a project

  13. Mary rose
    3 years ago

    this site is really helpful :)

  14. 4 years ago

    this site is very useful and helped me a lot with choosing my saint name for confirmation

  15. Marie
    4 years ago

    This is vey helpful. But does anybody know why he was put into the Canon of the Mass?

  16. Molly
    4 years ago

    sweeeeeet thats me last name

  17. alex
    4 years ago

    this site really helped with my science progect

  18. Harold Gersa
    4 years ago

    This site was very helpful because I am doing a report on St. Alexander for my religion class at college. I wish that they included the date when he was born, or what he's the patron saint of, too.

  19. Joe Joyce
    4 years ago

    I found this very helpful but i wish that they included what he was the patron saint of

  20. Alexander David Dumais
    4 years ago

    I was looking on google for information on saints that share the same name or birthdate as me when I found this page. Now that I have found it, I want to learn more about him. Is there anywhere else I can go to find information on this St. Alexander?


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