Saint Alexander of Goman
Also known as
- Alexander of the Acremetre
- Alexander l’Acemeta
- Alessandro…
- 15 January (Bollandists)
- 23 February on some calendars
- 3 July on some calendars
Profile
Monk. Abbot. Founder of the Acremetre (Greek: without sleep), monks of Asiatic origin. He converted Saint Rabulas, the governor of Edessa, by a miracle. In the desert he converted thirty robbers, and changed their den into a monastery. Founded a monastery on the Euphrates. With 300 monks, he settled at Gomon in Bithynia, and divided them into six choirs to sing the Divine Office, so that it might ascend ceaselessly, night and day.
- c.440 at Gomon, Bithynia of natural causes
MLA Citation
- “Saint Alexander of Goman“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 May 2022. Web. 29 April 2024. <>