Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Alexanderfounder of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping Ones"

of Constantinople

Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life

“...initiated a monastic rule of 'unceasing vigilance'”
St. Alexander founder of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping Ones"

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

4th century

Asia

Death

430

Constantinople, Byzantine Empire

Life path

  • Monk
  • Military Service

Undertakings & Callings

  • Obedience
  • Desert-dwelling
  • Preaching
  • Founding a monastery
  • Anchorism

Sufferings

  • Abuse
  • Imprisonment

Eras

  • Nestorian heresy

Places

  • Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
  • Syria

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