Pope Alexander I


Alexander I
Bishop of Rome
8th-century fresco of Pope Alexander I from Santa Maria Antiqua
ChurchEarly Church
Papacy beganc. 109
Papacy endedc. 119
PredecessorEvaristus
SuccessorSixtus I
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Born
Alexander

Diedc. 119
Rome, Roman Empire
Sainthood
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Other popes named Alexander

Pope Alexander I (Greek: Αλέξανδρος, died c. 115) was the bishop of Rome from about 108/109 to 116/119 (according to the 2012 Annuario Pontificio). Some believe he suffered martyrdom under the Roman emperor Trajan or Hadrian.