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Bishop and defender of the faith; Alexander was born circa (c.) 250, probably in Alexandria, Egypt, becoming the bishop of the see in 313. He passed through the bloody persecutions of Galerius, Maximinus, and others. Alexander is also credited with drawing up the acts of the First General Council of Nicaea in 325.
His successor, Athanasius, was the choice of Alexander on his deathbed ( 17 April, 326 ), the dying pontiff compelling the future doctor of the Church to accept the post.
He was described by contemporaries as "a man held in the highest honour 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."
Bishop and defender of the faith; Alexander was born circa (c.) 250, probably in Alexandria, Egypt, becoming the bishop of the see in 313. He passed through the bloody persecutions of Galerius, Maximinus, and others. Alexander is also credited with drawing up the acts of the First General Council of Nicaea in 325.
His successor, Athanasius, was the choice of Alexander on his deathbed ( 17 April, 326 ), the dying pontiff compelling the future doctor of the Church to accept the post.
He was described by contemporaries as "a man held in the highest honour 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."
