Pope Alexander of Alexandria

Pope Alexander of Alexandria (died 326 or 328) is the nineteenth Patriarch of Alexandria from 313 to his death.

During his patriarchate, he deals with a number of issues relevant to a church's positions on issues facing the church.

These include the dating of Easter, the actions of Meletius of Lycopolis, and the issue of Arianism among them.

He is the leader of the opposition to Arianism at the First Council of Nicaea.

He also is remembered for being the mentor of the man who will be his successor, Athanasius of Alexandria, who will become one of the leading Church fathers.

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