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Saint Alexander Newski

steel engraving of Saint Alexander Nevsky; 1880 by Alfred Rambaud; from 'A Popular History of Russia'; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Also known as

Alexander Nevski
Alexander Nevsky

23 November
30 August (translation of relics)
23 May (Russian Orthodox as one of the saints of Rostov and Yaroslavl)

Profile

Grand Duke of Novgorod and Kiev. He defeated the Swedes in battle on the River Neva; from that he derived his surname of Newski (Nevski). Defended his land against invading Tatars. Confessor of the faith.

Born

1219 in Vladimir, Russia

1263 in Gorodetz, Russia
relics at Saint Petersburg, Russia

Additional Information

New Catholic Dictionary
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Catholic Online

images
- Wikimedia Commons

nettsteder i norsk
- Den katolske kirke

MLA Citation

“Saint Alexander Newski“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 August 2020. Web. 6 June 2024. <>