Alexander of Bergamo
patron saint of Bergamo, Capriate San Gervasio, and Cervignano d'Adda
Feast: 26 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Alexander of Bergamo (died c. 303) is the patron saint of Bergamo, as well as Capriate San Gervasio and Cervignano d'Adda. Alexander may have been a Roman soldier or resident of Bergamo who was tortured and killed for not renouncing his Christian faith. Details of his life are uncertain, but subsequent Christian stories consider him a centurion of the Theban Legion commanded by Maurice.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q561838 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Alexander of Bergamo (CC BY-SA)
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