Alexander of Alexandria

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4th-century Christian theologian Christian bishop Patriarch of Alexandria saint

Alexander of Alexandria was a 4th-century Patriarch of Alexandria best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy and his early opposition to the teachings of Arius.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	4th-century Christian theologian ⓘ Christian bishop ⓘ Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ saint ⓘ
church	Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ surface form: Church of Alexandria
condemnedDoctrine	teachings of Arius ⓘ
conflict	Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century ⓘ surface form: Arian controversy
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate	4th century ⓘ
deathPlace	Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Alexandria
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction	Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ surface form: Alexandrian Patriarchate
era	4th century ⓘ
feastDay	26 February ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Patriarch ⓘ Pope ⓘ Saint ⓘ
influenced	development of Nicene Creed ⓘ
knownFor	early opposition to the teachings of Arius ⓘ leadership in the Arian controversy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Greek ⓘ
mentorOf	Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
notableFor	defense of Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ opposition to Arianism ⓘ
officeEndTime	mid 4th century ⓘ
officeStartTime	early 4th century ⓘ
opponentOf	Arius ⓘ
participatedIn	First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
partOf	Apostolic Age ⓘ surface form: early Christian Church
placeOfWork	Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Alexandria
positionHeld	Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ⓘ surface form: Patriarch of Alexandria Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ surface form: Pope of Alexandria
region	Egypt ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
residence	Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Alexandria
roleInEvent	participant in the First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
see	Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Alexandria
subjectOf	Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century ⓘ surface form: Arian controversy
successor	Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
supportedDoctrine	homoousios of the Son with the Father ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Nicene Christianity ⓘ
title	Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ surface form: Pope of Alexandria
veneratedIn	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
wrote	letters against Arius ⓘ pastoral letters to other bishops ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arianism → opposedBy → Alexander of Alexandria ⓘ

Arius → opposedBy → Alexander of Alexandria ⓘ