Orthodox saint Alexander Nevsky

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Orthodox saint Russian prince historical figure military leader

Orthodox saint Alexander Nevsky was a 13th-century Russian prince and military leader venerated for defending Rus' against foreign invaders and later canonized for his piety and national significance.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Alexander Nevsky	0
Saint Alexander Nevsky	2

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Orthodox saint ⓘ Russian prince ⓘ historical figure ⓘ military leader ⓘ
battleOpponent	Swedish forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Teutonic Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace	Alexander Nevsky Lavra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir NERFINISHED ⓘ
canonizationDate	1547 ⓘ
canonizationStatus	canonized saint ⓘ
canonizedBy	Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath	illness ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir-Suzdal NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1221-05-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1263-11-14 ⓘ
era	13th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	East Slavs NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Yaroslav II of Vladimir NERFINISHED ⓘ
feastDay	December 6 (Gregorian calendar) ⓘ November 23 (Julian calendar) ⓘ
fullName	Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Alexander ⓘ
hasPlaceNamedAfter	Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Alexander Nevsky Lavra NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWorkAbout	cantata "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ film "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Eisenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
honorificTitle	Nevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	defense of Rus' against foreign invaders ⓘ diplomacy with the Mongol Golden Horde ⓘ strengthening princely authority in northeastern Rus' ⓘ victory over the Swedes at the Neva in 1240 ⓘ victory over the Teutonic Knights on Lake Peipus in 1242 ⓘ
mother	Theodosia Igorevna of Ryazan NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of the Neva NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle on the Ice NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronymic	Yaroslavich NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Pereslavl-Zalessky NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Gorodets NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Grand Prince of Vladimir NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Kiev NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
significance	patron of soldiers and defenders of the Russian land ⓘ symbol of Russian national identity ⓘ
title	Grand Prince of Vladimir ⓘ Prince of Kiev NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Orthodox saint Alexander Nevsky ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Alexander Nevsky

Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky → dedicatedTo → Orthodox saint Alexander Nevsky ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky Square → namedFor → Orthodox saint Alexander Nevsky ⓘ