Feb 222010
![[Saint Alexander of Alexandria]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/saint-alexander-of-alexandria/saint-alessandro-di-alessandria.jpg "jpg detail of a Saint Alexander of Alexandria holy card; swiped with permission from the Santini Imagini web site")
Also known as
- Alessandro di Alessandria
- 26 February
- formerly 17 April
Profile
Known as a pious youth. Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt in 313. Worked against Arianism, and excommunicated Arius when he preached in the area around Alexandria. Key figure in the Council of Nicaea in 325. Patriarch of Alexandria. Doctor of the Church.
Born
- 3rd century in northern Egypt
- February 326 at Alexandria, Egypt
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
- Santini Imagini
MLA Citation
- “Saint Alexander of Alexandria”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 May 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-alexander-of-alexandria/>