Alexander of Rome

Saint Alexander of Rome, born in Rome around the year 200, is remembered in the Church’s calendar on July 10. Though few details of his life have come down to us, his name endures as a witness to the early Christian community of the Eternal City. Honored as a canon, Alexander’s memory invites the faithful to cherish the quiet holiness that often remains hidden from history yet lives on in prayer and devotion. He is held in special veneration by the people of Isca sullo Ionio and Montagano, who look to him as their patron and intercessor. Saint Alexander’s life, largely veiled to us, still points to the communion of saints and the steadfast faith of the Church’s earliest generations.