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Saint Alexander tfizz
Martyr and Physician
Died177
Lyons
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonizedpre-congregation
Feast2 June

Saint Alexander was a martyr and companion of St. Pothinus. Alexander was a physician in Vienne, Gaul, when he converted to Christianity. Arrested during the persecutions conducted under Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Along with Pothinus and forty-six other Christians, Alexander was tortured and executed. As part of this group, Alexander is one of the Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne.[1]

References

  1. ^ St. Alexander Catholic Online
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