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Martyr · 4th century

Martyr Alexander of Rome

Also known as Alexander the Soldier

A young Roman soldier who refused to take part in pagan sacrifice and, after long sufferings on the road of his confession, was beheaded under Maximian.

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Notes

Distinct from St Alexander, Archbishop of Jerusalem (May 16).

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints