Martyr
Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem
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Life
Alexander was first bishop of Cappadocia. But in the time of the persecution of Severus in the year 203, he was cast into prison and exiled. Then he received the see of Jerusalem. He founded the famous library of Jerusalem, which Eusebius used in writing his Ecclesiastical History. In the time of Decius he was tortured in various ways and cast before wild beasts. Remaining alive and untouched by the beasts, he was cast into prison, where he ended his earthly life and passed to the Lord in the year 251.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, December 12. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on December 12
The full reading for December 12 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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