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Alexander Saint, bishop of Cappadocia and afterward of Jerusalem: first, as colleague of the aged Narcissus, and afterward alone. Eusebius (lib. 6, ch. 11) gives an account of his call to the episcopacy of Jerusalem, and of his service there. He protected Origen, whose fellow-disciple he had been, and ordained him priest. Under Alexander Severus … Continue reading “Alexander Saint, bishop of Cappadocia”

Alexander, Saint (Patriarch of Alexandria) Patriarch of Alexandria, date of birth uncertain; died 17 April, 326. He is, apart from his own greatness, prominent by the fact that his appointment to the patriarchial see excluded the heresiarch Arius from that post. Arius had begun to teach his heresies in 300 when Peter, by whom he … Continue reading “Alexander, Saint (Patriarch of Alexandria)”

Alexander, Saint (Of Cappadocia and Jerusalem) St. Alexander, who died in chains after cruel torments in the persecution of Decius, was first Bishop of Cappadocia, and was afterwards associated as coadjutor with the Bishop of Jerusalem, who was then 116 years old. This association came about as follows: Alexander had been imprisoned for his faith … Continue reading “Alexander, Saint (Of Cappadocia and Jerusalem)”

Alexander, Saint (Bishop of Comana) St. Alexander, known as “The charcoal burner”, was Bishop of Comana, in Pontus. Whether he was the first to occupy that see is open to discussion. The Bollandists have also a long paper as to the exact location of Comana as there were several plates of that name, but decide … Continue reading “Alexander, Saint (Bishop of Comana)”

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 … Continue reading “Alexander, Saint (2)”

Alexander, Robert R. R a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Allen County, Ky., Oct. 3,1831. He experienced conversion in 1849, and in 1851 was licensed to preach and admitted into the Louisville Conference. In 1855 he was transferred to the Louisiana Conference, and in it continued laborious until his death … Continue reading “Alexander, Robert R. R”

Alexander, Robert, D.D a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Tennessee, August 7, 1811. He was converted at the age of seventeen; the next year was licensed to exhort, and the following year joined the Tennessee Conference; in 1833 was transferred to the Mississippi Conference; in 1836 was appointed missionary to … Continue reading “Alexander, Robert, D.D”

Alexander Pope English poet; born on 22 May 1688 in London, England; died 30 May 1744 in Twickenham, England. Frail and deformed in body, he was able to acquire only a spasmodic and irregular education, and after thirteen was self-educated. A Catholic, he was barred from a professional career by the anti-Catholic Laws, and turned … Continue reading “Alexander Pope”

Alexander Of Somerset was prior of the Monastery of Regular Canons at Ashby in the 13th century. He wrote many Lives of Saints and a Calendar in verse, books which remain unprinted. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alexander Of Lyons a physician and martyr, was a native of Phrygia. During the persecution of the churches of Lyons and Vienne, he was exposed with another Christian to be devoured by the wild beasts in the amphitheater, which suffering was endured with great fortitude. The death of Alexander took place A.D. 177 and his … Continue reading “Alexander Of Lyons”