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Pope Alexander I of Alexandria

250 - 326

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Alexander I of Alexandria (Koine Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, Aléxandros) was the 19th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. During his patriarchate, he dealt with a number of issues facing the Church in that day. These included the dating of Easter, the actions of Meletius of Lycopolis, and the issue of greatest substance, Arianism. He was the leader of the opposition to Arianism at the First Council of Nicaea. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Alexander I of Alexandria is the 369th most popular religious figure (up from 620th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 123rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Pope Alexander I of Alexandria is most famous for his involvement in the First Council of Nicaea.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria ranks 369 out of 3,187. Before him are Charles Borromeo, Pope Benedict II, Philip Neri, Pope John I, Pope Dionysius, and Pope John IX. After him are Pope Mark, Rachel, Pope Stephen IV, Pope Sergius I, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, and Demetrius of Thessaloniki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria ranks 4. Before him are Helena, Galerius, and Constantius Chlorus. After him are Chandragupta I, Pope Miltiades, Saint Florian, Pope Marcellinus, Pope Caius, Pope Eusebius, Lactantius, and Martinian. Among people deceased in 326, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria ranks 1. After him are Crispus, Fausta, Licinius II, and Metrophanes of Byzantium.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria ranks 56 out of 642. Before him are Smenkhkare (-1400), Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922), Philo (-15), Ahmose I (-1560), Sneferu (-2700), and Thutmose I (-1600). After him are Eli Cohen (1924), Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161), Manetho (-201), Cleopatra Selene II (-40), Seqenenre Tao (-1600), and Shoshenq I (-1000).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria ranks 10. Before him are Moses in Islam (-1392), Catherine of Alexandria (287), Hagar (-1800), Joshua (-1355), Seti I (-1323), and Pachomius the Great (292). After him are Saint Sarah (100), Tiye (-1398), Mary of Egypt (344), Saint Apollonia (110), Moses the Black (332), and Saint Menas (285).

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