Died 177Lyons 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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- Holy martyr alexander schmorell
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Saint alexander briant priest and martyr elizabethan england tyburn gallows
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