Alexander, Saint (2)
Alexander, Saint
(Greek: defending men)
(died c.440) Abbot, founder of the Acremetre (Greek: without sleep), monks of Asiatic origin. He converted by a miracle the governor of Edessa, Saint Rabulas. In the desert he converted 30 robbers and changed their den into a monastery . He also founded a monastery on the Euphrates. With 300 monks, he settled at Gomon in Bithynia, and divided them into six choirs to sing the Divine Office, so that it might ascend ceaselessly, night and day. Feast , 15 January .
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Alexander, Saint (2)
(died 326) Confessor , Doctor of the Church , Patriarch of Alexandria. His appointment excluded Arius from that post. Although a supporter of Athanasius, he treated Arius with consideration; but he is said to have drawn up the Acts of the Council of Nicrea in which Arius was condemned. Feast , 17 April .