Alexander, Saint \(Bishop of Comana\)

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• Saint Alexander — can refer to:*Pope Saint Alexander I *Saint Alexander, martyred in Lyon, 178 AD *Saint Alexander of Bergamo *Saint Alexander of Constantinople *Saint Alexander of Jerusalem *Saint Alexander Nevsky *Saint Alexander Sauli *Saint Alexander (Bishop… …   Wikipedia

• Alexander of Comana — Infobox Saint name=Saint Alexander of Comana birth date=unknown death date=c. 250 feast day=Roman Catholicism 11 August Orthodox 12 August venerated in=Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches imagesize=200px caption=An engraving of Saint… …   Wikipedia

• St. Alexander (Of Comana) —     St. Alexander     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Alexander     St. Alexander, known as The charcoal burner , was Bishop of Comana, in Pontus. Whether he was the first to occupy that see is open to discussion. The Bollandists have also a long… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Chronological list of saints in the 4th century — A list of 4th century saints: Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Gatian     301   Bishop of Tours Vitalis and Agricola     301   Zoilus and 19 Companions   …   Wikipedia

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• Cyzicus — was a town of Mysia. Cyzicus (Greek: Κύζικος, Kyzikos; Ottoman Turkish: آیدینجق, Aydıncıḳ) was an ancient town of Mysia in Anatolia in the current Balıkesir Province of Turkey. It was located on the shore …   Wikipedia

• Patron saints of occupations and activities — A list of Patron saints of occupations, activities and communication mediums: A*Adrian of Nicomedia arms dealers, butchers, guards, soldiers *Agatha nurses, bellmaking *Albertus Magnus natural scientists *Alexander of Comana charcoal burners [… …   Wikipedia

• Tyana — For the genus of nolid moths, see Tyana (moth). Tyana or Tyanna (Ancient Greek: Τύανα, Hittite Tuwanuwa) was an ancient city in the Anatolian region of Cappadocia, in modern south central Turkey. It was the capital of a Luwian speaking Neo… …   Wikipedia