Alexander of Constantinople


Alexander of Constantinople
Bishop of Byzantium / Constantinople
Icon of Patriarchs Alexander, John and Paul I
Installed314
Term ended337
PredecessorMetrophanes of Byzantium
SuccessorPaul I of Constantinople
Personal details
Bornc. 241
Calabria, Italy
Died337 (aged c. 96)
Constantinople
DenominationEastern Christianity
Sainthood
Feast day
  • 30 August (Orthodox Church)
  • 28 August (Catholic Church)
Venerated inEastern Orthodoxy
Catholic Church

Alexander of Constantinople (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος; c. 241 – 337) was bishop of Byzantium from 314 and the first bishop of Constantinople from 330 (the city was renamed during his episcopacy in 330). Scholars consider most of the available information on Alexander to be legendary.