FACTOID # 153: In all the countries surveyed, women do more housework than men.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     

  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > Alexander of Alexandria
Saint Alexander of Alexandria

Icon of St. Alexander of Alexandria
Born unknown
Died April 17, 326
Venerated in Eastern Orthodox Church,Roman Catholic Church, Coptic Church
Feast February 26
May 29 (Eastern Orthodox)
Saints Portal

St. Alexander of Alexandria, Pope of Alexandria, date of birth uncertain; died April 17, 326. Image File history File links Alexander_of_Alexandria. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Events September 14 - Discovery of the (alleged) True Cross by Vatican City, where St. ... The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that views itself as: the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles, having maintained unbroken the link between its clergy and the Apostles by means of Apostolic Succession. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... Christ - Coptic Art Coptic Orthodox Christianity is the indigenous form of Christianity that, according to tradition, the apostle Mark established in Egypt in the middle of the 1st century AD (approximately AD 60). ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that views itself as: the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles, having maintained unbroken the link between its clergy and the Apostles by means of Apostolic Succession. ... Image File history File links Gloriole. ... It has been suggested that Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church be merged into this article or section. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Events September 14 - Discovery of the (alleged) True Cross by Vatican City, where St. ...


He is prominent because his appointment to the patriarchal see excluded Arius. Arius had begun to teach Arianism in 300 when Peter, by whom he was excommunicated, was Patriarch. He was reinstated by Achillas, the successor of Peter and then began to scheme to be made Patriarch. When Achillas died Alexander was elected, and Arius was irked because he had been passed over. Alexander tolerated him in the beginning, but came to dislike Arius. Finally Arius' teachings were condemned in a council he called in Alexandria in 318, and later on in the Council of Nicaea in 325, which Alexander attended and whose Acts Alexander is credited with having drawn up. Arius (AD/CE 256 - 336, poss. ... This article is about theological views like those of Arius. ... Franks penetrate into northern Belgium (approximate date). ... Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. ... Alexandria (Greek: , Coptic: , Arabic: , Egyptian Arabic: Iskindireyya), (population of 3. ... Events Gregory the Illuminator appoints his son Aristax as successor in the Patriarchate of Armenia. ... The First Council of Nicaea, held in Nicea in Bithynia (in present-day Turkey), convoked by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in 325, was the first ecumenical[1] conference of bishops of the Catholic Church, and most significantly resulted in the first uniform Christian doctrine, called the Nicene Creed. ... Events May 20 - First Council of Nicaea - first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church: The Nicene Creed is formulated, the date of Easter is discussed. ...


During his priesthood he passed through the bloody persecutions of Galerius, Maximinus, and others. Alexander is described by the Roman Catholic church as "a man held in the highest honor by the people and clergy, magnificent, liberal, eloquent, just, a lover of God and man, devoted to the poor, good and sweet to all, so mortified that he never broke his fast while the sun was in the heavens." Galerius Maximianus ( 250–5 May 311), formally Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus was Roman Emperor from 305 to 311. ... This article deals with 4th century Roman Emperor. ...


His feast is kept on February 26. February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Preceded by
Achillas
Patriarch of Alexandria
313328
Succeeded by
Athanasius I

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.

  Results from FactBites:
 
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Alexander (of Alexandria) (281 words)
Alexander was particularly obnoxious to him, although so tolerant at first of the errors of Arius that the clergy nearly revolted.
Finally the heresy was condemned in a council held in Alexandria, and later on, as is well known, in the general Council of Nicaea, whose Acts Alexander is credited with having drawn up.
It is worth recording that the great Athanasius succeeded Alexander, the dying pontiff compelling the future doctor of the Church to accept the post.
Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of February 26 (1964 words)
Named bishop of Alexandria in 313 to succeed Saint Achillas, Saint Alexander is famed chiefly for his opposition to the Arian heresy, which claimed the Jesus was not truly God, that the Son was a creature, and that there was a time when the Son did not exist.
As a bishop, Alexander seems to have preferred monks as bishops, appointing by preference those who had lived in hermitages or in the desert since he considered these the proper models of what a bishop ought to be to his flock.
Alexander also insisted on charity to the poor in the dioceses under his control--a thing for which he was famous in the diocese of Alexandria.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.