Pope Alexander I
Alexander I | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
8th-century fresco of Pope Alexander I from Santa Maria Antiqua | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | c. 109 |
| Papacy ended | c. 119 |
| Predecessor | Evaristus |
| Successor | Sixtus I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander |
| Died | c. 119 Rome, Italia, Roman Empire |
| Sainthood | |
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| Other popes named Alexander | |
Pope Alexander I (Greek: Αλέξανδρος, died c. 115) was the bishop of Rome from about 108/109 to 116/119 (according to the 2012 Annuario Pontificio). Some believe he suffered martyrdom under the Roman emperor Trajan or Hadrian.