RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Alexander I

100 - 116

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Pope Alexander I (Greek: Αλέξανδρος, died c. 115) was the bishop of Rome from about 108/109 to 116/119 (according to the 2012 Annuario Pontificio). Some believe he suffered martyrdom under the Roman emperor Trajan or Hadrian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Alexander I is the 209th most popular religious figure (up from 289th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Italy (up from 323rd in 2019) and the 91st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Alexander I is most famous for his role in the First Council of Nicaea, which was convened to address the Arian heresy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander I ranks 209 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Martin V, Pope Boniface I, Pope Eugene III, Pope Martin IV, Philip Melanchthon, and Margaret the Virgin. After him are Pope John XIX, Thérèse of Lisieux, Pope Pius I, Abdul Qadir Gilani, Pope Sixtus II, and Saint Blaise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Pope Alexander I ranks 3. Before him are Ptolemy, and Justin Martyr. After him are Longinus, Joseph of Arimathea, Pope Hyginus, Pope Telesphorus, Pope Victor I, Saint Sarah, James the Less, Decebalus, and Dionysius the Areopagite. Among people deceased in 116, Pope Alexander I ranks 1. 

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Alexander I ranks 216 out of 5,161. Before him are Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Pope Martin V (1369), Pope Boniface I (370), Guido of Arezzo (991), Pope Eugene III (1080), and Didius Julianus (133). After him are Pope John XIX (975), Vincenzo Bellini (1801), Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Carlo Collodi (1826), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), and Pope Pius I (90).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Alexander I ranks 91. Before him are Pope John XII (937), Pope Leo III (750), Clare of Assisi (1193), Pope Martin V (1369), Pope Boniface I (370), and Pope Eugene III (1080). After him are Pope John XIX (975), Pope Pius I (90), Pope John VIII (820), Pope Honorius III (1148), Pope Alexander III (1100), and Pope Adrian V (1205).

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