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Alexander (martyr)

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Died
  
177 Lyons

Canonized
  
pre-congregation

Name
  
Alexander Alexander

Feast
  
2 June


Venerated in
  
Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church

Holy martyr alexander schmorell


Saint Alexander was a martyr and companion of Saint Pothinus. Alexander was a physician in Vienne, Gaul, when he converted to Christianity. He was arrested during the persecutions conducted under Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Along with Pothinus and forty-six other Christians, Alexander was tortured and executed. As part of this group, Alexander is one of the Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne.

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Alexander (martyr) Wikipedia