Pope Alexander I
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Saint Alexander I | |
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Birth name | Alexander |
Papacy began | ca. 106 |
Papacy ended | ca. 115 |
Predecessor | Evaristus |
Successor | Sixtus I |
Born | ??? Rome, Italy |
Died | ca. 115 Rome, Italy |
Other popes named Alexander |
Styles of Pope Alexander I |
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Reference style | His Holiness |
Spoken style | Your Holiness |
Religious style | Holy Father |
Posthumous style | Saint |
Pope Saint Alexander I was Pope from about 106 to 115. The Holy See's Annuario Pontificio (2003) identifies him as a Roman who reigned from 108 or 109 to 116 or 119. Christian tradition has identified him as a martyr, but there appears to be no historical evidence supporting or refuting such a conclusion. While he was pope, he inserted the part in the Mass known as the Canon of the Mass. He also made a blessing, which was made to get rid of evil spirits. It was a mixture of salt and water.
Eusebius, in his "Ecclesiastical History IV", IV, 1 states that St 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.
Saint Alexander I's feast day is commemorated on May 3, along with Saints Eventius and Theodulus, and St Juvenal. This feast is known as "Saints Alexander I, Pope, Eventius and Theodulus, Martyrs and St Juvenal, Bishop and Confessor."
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Preceded by Evaristus |
Bishop of Rome Pope 106–115 |
Succeeded by Sixtus I |