Alexander I
Birth name	Alexander
Papacy began	ca. 106
Papacy ended	ca. 115
Predecessor	Saint Evaristus
Successor	Saint Sixtus I
Born	??? Rome, Italy
Died	ca. 115 Rome, Italy
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Alexander I was Pope from about 106 to 115. The Vatican's "Annuario Pontificio" (2003) identifies him as a Roman who reigned from 108 or 109 to 116 or 119. Many have identified him as a martyr, but there appears to be no historical evidence supporting such a conclusion. Image File history File links Pope_Alexander_I.jpg Pope Alexander I. Source: http://www. ... For other uses, see number 106. ... Events Pope Sixtus I succeeds Pope Alexander I Jews in Egypt and Cyrene ignite a revolt against the rule of the Roman Empire, which spreads to Cyprus, Judea, and the Roman province of Mesopotamia. ... Evaristus was Pope from about 98 to 105 (99 to 108 in the Vaticans Annuario Pontificio of 2003). ... Sixtus I was a second-century pope for about ten years, succeeding Pope Alexander I. In the oldest documents, Xystus is the spelling used for the first three popes of that name. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2. ... Events Pope Sixtus I succeeds Pope Alexander I Jews in Egypt and Cyrene ignite a revolt against the rule of the Roman Empire, which spreads to Cyprus, Judea, and the Roman province of Mesopotamia. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the successor of St. ... For other uses, see number 106. ... Events Pope Sixtus I succeeds Pope Alexander I Jews in Egypt and Cyrene ignite a revolt against the rule of the Roman Empire, which spreads to Cyprus, Judea, and the Roman province of Mesopotamia. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see number 108. ... Events Tacitus completes The Annales of Imperial Rome. ... Events Roman Emperor Trajan completes his invasion of Parthia by capturing the cities of Seleucia, Ctesiphon and Susa, marking the high-water mark of the Roman Empires eastern expansion. ... Events Births Deaths Categories: 119 ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for their convictions or religious faith, such as during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire. ...

Eusebius, in Ecclesiastical History IV, IV, 1, states that Alexander died in the third year of the Roman Emperor Hadrian's reign, after holding the office of bishop of the Romans for ten years. Eusebius is the name of several significant historical people: Pope Eusebius - Pope in AD 309 - 310. ...

See also: other popes named Alexander. There have been eight popes named Alexander. ...

External links

• Article on Pope Alexander I in the Catholic Encyclopedia