Saint Clement of Alexandria
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- Memorial
- 4 December
- Profile
- Teacher at the Catechetical School in Alexandria, Egypt.
He trained the famous theologian and teacher Origen.
Writer and confessor of the faith.
During the persecution of 202 Clement fled to Caesarea, Cappadocia where he governed the diocese during the imprisonment of his student, Bishop Alexander.
- Born
- probably at Athens, Greece, as Titus Flavius Clemens
- Died
- 217 of natural causes
- Name Meaning
- kind (Clement - latin)
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
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