The Episcope was asked to deny his faith, and when he refused to obey to these orders he was fed to the lions. In 251 AD, the Officer of Palestine in Caesarea had Alexandros arrested. He fought for the religion, but also for the education of people, establishing a great Library in Jerusalem.
Alexandros was a spiritual and well educated man, very honest and fair in his thoughts and judgements. Later, he became Episcope of Jerusalem, when the elder Narcissus Episcope of Jerusalem died. He was student of episcope Klimentios and he became Episcope in Cappadocia himself. Alexandros lived towards the end of 2nd century AD. The name Alexandros has been used by kings of Scotland, Poland and Yugoslavia, as well as eight Popes.Īs always though, the Greek Church features a Saint, thus, Saint Alexandros is also included in the Orthodox Calendar. Since then, many Alexanders in other countries, especially of Slavic decent, were directly named after him. The popularity of the name spread throughout the Hellenic World due to the conquests of Alexandros the Macedonian, or else called Alexander the Great. Even Homer uses the title to describe Paris, so he was refered to as Paris Alexandros. The earliest attested appearance of the name dates to the Mycenaean Era, and it was actually the name in its female version, Alexandra, written in Linear B.Īccording to the Greeks the name was used as an epithet or title for Goddess Hera, due to her fearless and strict character. Sound of Name Alexandros: A-le’-ksan-dros
The name Alexandros was used in Ancient Greece both as name and an epithet (adjective) describing a person who is unbeatable.
It is a compound word, deriving from the words “alexo” and “Andros”, which, in ancient Greek, mean “hold off” and “of man” respectively. Alexandros is a very common male name in Greece, found in both mainland and the islands.
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