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Alexander, Saint (2)

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(died 326) Confessor, Doctor of the Church, Patriarch of Alexandria. His appointment excluded Arius from that post. Although a supporter of Athanasius, he treated Arius with consideration; but he is said to have drawn up the Acts of the Council of Nicrea in which Arius was condemned. Feast, April 17,.

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Entry for 'Alexander, Saint (2)'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​a/alexander-saint-2.html. 1910.
 
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