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Alexander of Philomelium
soldier and martyr at Philomelium
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Feast: 13 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Philomelium in Phrygia, in present-day Turkey, Saints Alexander and thirty soldiers, martyrs, who are said to have suffered martyrdom under Magnus, prefect of Antioch in Pisidia.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 13 July as a martyr at Philomelium in Phrygia who, with thirty soldiers, is said to have suffered under Magnus, prefect of Antioch in Pisidia.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 13 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R55320117 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.