RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Alexander of Bergamo

201 - 303

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Alexander of Bergamo (died c. 303) is the patron saint of Bergamo, as well as Capriate San Gervasio and Cervignano d'Adda. Alexander may have been a Roman soldier or resident of Bergamo who was tortured and killed for not renouncing his Christian faith. Details of his life are uncertain, but subsequent Christian stories consider him a centurion of the Theban Legion commanded by Maurice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander of Bergamo is the 1,754th most popular religious figure (up from 1,836th in 2019), the 2,318th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,626th in 2019) and the 421st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Alexander of Bergamo ranks 1,754 out of 3,187. Before him are Jacques de Vitry, Juan García Rodríguez, Francisco Álvarez Martínez, Pietro Riario, Epaphras, and Emil Krebs. After him are Willibald, Soga no Umako, Antonio Caggiano, Josef Frings, Leo Joseph Suenens, and Felix of Nola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 201, Alexander of Bergamo ranks 6. Before him are Diophantus, Decius, Lucifer of Cagliari, Allectus, and Annia Faustina. After him are Anatolius of Laodicea, Romanus of Caesarea, and Ursus of Solothurn. Among people deceased in 303, Alexander of Bergamo ranks 16. Before him are Saint Chrysogonus, Procopius of Scythopolis, Fermin, Lu Ji, Victor Maurus, and Victorinus of Pettau. After him are Saint Faith, Cassian of Imola, Romanus of Caesarea, and Genesius of Rome.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alexander of Bergamo ranks 2,318 out of 5,161. Before him are John, Duke of Durazzo (1294), Pietro Riario (1447), Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (-98), Constantin Hansen (1804), Lucrezia d'Este (1535), and Laura Betti (1927). After him are Mino Raiola (1967), Louis, King of Sicily (1338), Lucilius Junior (6), William II, Duke of Apulia (1095), Giuseppe Terragni (1904), and Daniele Barbaro (1513).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Alexander of Bergamo ranks 421. Before him are Lanfranc (1005), Giuseppe Betori (1947), Teodolfo Mertel (1806), Gaspar del Bufalo (1786), Achille Silvestrini (1923), and Pietro Riario (1447). After him are Felix of Nola (300), Saint Homobonus (1117), Antonio Barberini (1607), Giovanni Morone (1509), Antonio Maria Vegliò (1938), and Emerentiana (250).

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