Feb 222010
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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
- Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
- Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Santini Imagini
MLA Citation
- “Saint Alexander of Alexandria“. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 February 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>
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