St. Alexanderfounder of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping Ones"
of Constantinople
Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life
“...initiated a monastic rule of 'unceasing vigilance'”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Birth
4th century
Asia
Death
430
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Life path
- Monk
- Military Service
Undertakings & Callings
- Obedience
- Desert-dwelling
- Preaching
- Founding a monastery
- Anchorism
Sufferings
- Abuse
- Imprisonment
Eras
- Nestorian heresy
Places
- Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
- Syria