Alexander

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Alexander

• Hieromartyr Alexander I of RomeMarch 16Bishop of Rome in the early second century, who according to tradition suffered martyrdom.
• Right-Believing Alexander NevskyNovember 23Prince who defeated the Swedes on the Neva in 1240 and defended Rus from the Teutonic knights.
• Saint Alexander of AlexandriaMay 29Patriarch of Alexandria who opposed the teaching of Arius, in the time of the First Ecumenical Council.
• New Martyr Alexander of MunichJuly 13Russian-German student, co-founder of the White Rose resistance group, executed by the Nazis in 1943.
• Hieromartyr Alexander of JerusalemMay 16Bishop of Jerusalem in the third century, who died during the persecution of Decius in 251.
• Saint Alexander of ConstantinopleAugust 30Bishop of Byzantium from 314 and first bishop of Constantinople, a defender of the faith against Arianism.
• Venerable Alexander of SvirApril 17Russian monk and abbot of the Alexander-Svirsky Monastery, who died in 1533 and was canonized in 1547.
• Venerable Alexander PeresvetSeptember 7Monk of the Trinity Monastery who fought a duel with the Tatar Chelubey at Kulikovo in 1380 and died in it.
• Hieromartyr Alexander the Charcoal-burnerAugust 11Bishop of Comana in Pontus, called the Charcoal-burner because out of humility he lived as a charcoal seller.
• Hieromartyr Alexander HotovitzkyAugust 7Russian priest ordained in the United States in the 1890s, who died a martyr in Moscow in 1937.
• Venerable Alexander the UnsleepingFebruary 23Monk from the Aegean islands, founder and first abbot of the Unsleeping Ones, died around 430.
• Venerable Alexander of OshevenskApril 20Founder and first abbot of the Oshevensk monastery in northern Russia, who lived from 1427 to 1479.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Alexander?

The name day of Alexander is March 16, the feast of Hieromartyr Alexander I of Rome. It is also kept on November 23, May 29, July 13, May 16, August 30, April 17, September 7, August 11.

II.Which saints bore the name Alexander?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Alexander, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Alexander a good baptismal name?

Yes. Alexander is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Alexander I of Rome as patron.