Pope Alexander I of Alexandria


Alexander of Alexandria
ChurchGreat Church
ArchdioceseAlexandria
SeeAlexandria
PredecessorAchillas
SuccessorAthanasius I
Personal details
BornUnknown
Died26 February[1] or 17 April 326 or 328
Alexandria
Sainthood
Feast day26 February, April 17 (Catholic Church)
29 May (Eastern Orthodox)
Venerated inCatholic Church
Oriental Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Title as SaintPatriarch of Alexandria

Alexander I of Alexandria (Koine Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, Aléxandros) was the 19th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. During his patriarchate, he dealt with a number of issues facing the Church in that day. These included the dating of Easter, the actions of Meletius of Lycopolis, and the issue of greatest substance, Arianism. He was the leader of the opposition to Arianism at the First Council of Nicaea. He also mentored his successor, Athanasius of Alexandria, who would become one of the Church Fathers.[2]

  1. ^ "Saint Alexander of Alexandria". 2010-02-23.
  2. ^ Christie, Albany James (1867). "Alexander of Alexandria". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. pp. 111–112. Archived from the original on 2009-03-30.