Alexander Nevsky

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Russian Orthodox saint historical figure military leader prince saint

Alexander Nevsky was a 13th-century Russian prince and military leader renowned for defending medieval Rus' against invading Swedes and Teutonic Knights and later canonized as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church.

Aliases (1)

Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian Orthodox saint → historical figure → military leader → prince → saint →
birthPlace	Pereslavl-Zalessky →
canonizationStatus	saint →
canonizedBy	Russian Orthodox Church →
centuryOfActivity	13th century →
commemoratedBy	Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg → Order of Alexander Nevsky →
conflict	Northern Crusades → Swedish–Novgorodian conflicts →
countryOfCitizenship	Kievan Rus' → Vladimir-Suzdal →
culturalDepiction	subject of the 1938 film "Alexander Nevsky" directed by Sergei Eisenstein →
dynasty	Rurik dynasty →
ethnicGroup	East Slavs →
father	Yaroslav II of Vladimir →
fullName	Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky →
givenName	Alexander →
historicalRegion	Rus' →
honorificTitle	Nevsky →
knownFor	diplomacy with the Mongol Golden Horde →
languageSpoken	Old East Slavic →
legacy	patron saint of soldiers in Russian tradition → symbol of Russian military valor →
militaryRank	commander →
mother	Theodosia Igorevna of Ryazan →
notableFor	Battle of the Neva → Battle on the Ice → defense of medieval Rus' against Swedish invasion → defense of medieval Rus' against Teutonic Knights →
opponent	Kingdom of Sweden → Teutonic Order →
patronymic	Yaroslavich →
politicalStrategy	accommodation with Mongol rule to preserve Rus' autonomy →
positionHeld	Grand Prince of Vladimir → Prince of Kiev → Prince of Novgorod →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy → Russian Orthodox Church →
sphereOfInfluence	Northern Rus' →
title	Grand Prince of Vladimir → Prince of Novgorod →
veneratedIn	Eastern Orthodox Church → Russian Orthodox Church →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Yalta) → Alexander Nevsky Lavra → Nevsky Prospekt → Order of Alexander Nevsky →	namedAfter
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Yalta) → Alexander Nevsky Lavra →	dedicatedTo
Rurik →	ancestorOf
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow →	father
Alexander Nevsky ("Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky") →	fullName
Novgorod Republic →	militaryLeader
Rurik dynasty →	notableMember
Sergei Eisenstein →	notableWork
Grand Duchy of Vladimir →	significantRuler