The PriestMartyr Alexander, Presbyter in Sidon
Commemorated on March 15
The PriestMartyr
Alexander, Presbyter in Sidon, suffered for Christ during the time of
persecution under the emperor Aurelian (270-275). The saint was interrogated by
the governor Antoninus and given over to fierce tortures.
But miraculously
preserved by the Lord, the saint with surprising endurance underwent all the
tortures, and finally, he was beheaded. And just as the torturer Antoninus went
to go from the judgement place, he became possessed of demons and perished in
frenzied convulsions.
© 1996-2001 by translator Fr. S. Janos.