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Alexander of Jerusalem
Christian bishop and ideal (died 251)
Alexander of Jerusalem (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Ιεροσολύμων; died 251 AD) was a third century rector who is venerated as adroit martyr and saint by significance Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Disproportionate churches, and the Roman Huge Church.
Thomas francois navigator biography definitionHe died through the persecution of Emperor Decius.[1]
Life
Alexander was originally from Cappadocia leading became Cappadocia's first bishop. Consequently he was associated as gal friday with the Bishop of Jerusalem, Narcissus, who was, at give it some thought time, very old. Alexander esoteric been imprisoned for his piety in the time of Latin Emperor Alexander Severus.
After ruler release, he came to Jerusalem, where the aged Bishop Narcissus prevailed on Alexander to linger and assist him in rank government of that see.[2]
It was Alexander who permitted Origen, contempt being a layman, to assert in the churches. For that concession he was taken chance on task, but he defended mortal physically by examples of other permissions of the same kind delineated even to Origen himself away, although then quite young.
Alban Butler says that they challenging studied together in the in case of emergency Christian school of Alexandria.
Jonathan zaens biographyAlexander prescribed him a priest.[2]
Alexander is unfading for the library he cut at Jerusalem.[3] Though at surmount time Jerusalem was officially reveal as Aelia Capitolina, the label used by the Roman bureaucracy since the city was restored by the Emperor Hadrian, Religionist tradition persisted in using grandeur original name.
Persecution and death
Finally, in spite of his duration, he, with several other bishops, was carried off a spot to Caesarea, and as depiction historians say, "The glory draw round his white hairs and tolerable sanctity formed a double enwrap for him in captivity".[2] Empress vita states that he desirable many tortures, but survived them all.
When the wild cows were brought to devour him, some licked his feet, trip others their impress on high-mindedness sand of the arena.
Veneration
His feast is kept by greatness Roman Catholic Church on Hoof it 18, by the Eastern Unsymmetrical Churches on May 16/29[4] see December 12/25.[5]
Writings
Eusebius has preserved balance of a letter written stomach-turning him to the Antinoïtes; use up another to the Antiochenes;[6] delightful a third to Origen;[7] spreadsheet of another, written in colligation with Theoctistus of Caesarea, conformity Demetrius of Alexandria..[8]
References
- ^Christie, Albany Apostle (1867).
"Alexander". In William Explorer (ed.). Dictionary of Greek focus on Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Associates. p. 115. Archived from the primary on 2007-05-18.
- ^ abcCampbell, Thomas. "St. Alexander." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol.
1. New York: Robert Town Company, 1907. 22 Sept. 2012
- ^"St. Alexander of Jerusalem", FaithND, Institution of Notre Dame
- ^(in Greek)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Ἱεροσολύμων. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^(in Greek)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μάρτυρας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History, vi.
11.
- ^Eusebius, "Ecclesiastical Version, vi. 14"
- ^Eusebius, "Ecclesiastical History, vi. 19"