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Also known as

• Alessandro di Alessandria

Memorial

• 26 February
• formerly 17 April
• 29 May (Eastern Orthodox)

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

Died

• February 326 at Alexandria, Egypt

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Alexander of Alexandria“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 February 2023. Web. 27 April 2024. <>