| Saint Alexander I | |
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| Birth name | Alexander |
| Papacy began | ca. 106 |
| Papacy ended | ca. 115 |
| Predecessor | Evaristus |
| Successor | Sixtus I |
| Born | ??? Rome, Italy |
| Died | ca. Pope Pope Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 115 Rome, Italy |
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| Reference style | His Holiness |
| Spoken style | Your Holiness |
| Religious style | Holy Father |
| Posthumous style | Saint |
Pope Saint Alexander I was Pope from about 106 to 115. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A style of office, or honorific, is a term which by Tradition or Law precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or Title, or to the A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and The Holy See's Annuario Pontificio (2003) identifies him as a Roman who reigned from 108 or 109 to 116 or 119. The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic The Annuario Pontificio ( Italian for Pontifical Yearbook) is the annual directory of the Holy See. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Christian tradition has identified him as a martyr, but there appears to be no historical evidence supporting or refuting such a conclusion. The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom While he was pope, he inserted the part in the Mass known as the Canon of the Mass. Mass is a fundamental concept in Physics, roughly corresponding to the Intuitive idea of how much Matter there is in an object He also made a blessing, which was made to get rid of evil spirits. It was a mixture of salt and water.
Eusebius, in his "Ecclesiastical History IV", IV, 1 states that St Alexander died in the third year of the Roman Emperor Hadrian's reign, after holding the office of bishop of the Romans for ten years. For a simplified list see Concise list of Roman Emperors. For more information see History of the Roman Empire. Publius Aelius Hadrianus (January 24 76 &ndash July 10 138 as emperor Imperator Caesar Divi Traiani filius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, and Divus Hadrianus after
Saint Alexander I's feast day is commemorated on May 3, along with Saints Eventius and Theodulus, and St Juvenal. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João This feast is known as "Saints Alexander I, Pope, Eventius and Theodulus, Martyrs and St Juvenal, Bishop and Confessor. "
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Evaristus |
Bishop of Rome Pope 106–115 |
Succeeded by Sixtus I |
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