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Alexander

bishop of Alexandria

Also known as: Alexander of Alexandria

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association with Eusebius of Caesarea

In Eusebius of Caesarea
…fully support either Arius or Alexander, bishop of Alexandria from 313 to 328, whose views appeared to tend toward Sabellianism (a heresy that taught that God was manifested in progressive modes). Eusebius wrote to Alexander, claiming that Arius had been misrepresented, and he also urged Arius to return to communion…
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defense by Athanasius

In patristic literature: The Nicene Fathers
…present at the council, defending Alexander, the theologian-bishop of Alexandria from 313 to 328, who had exposed Arius, and, after succeeding Alexander in 328, he spent the rest of his stormy life defending, expounding, and drawing out the implications of the Nicene theology. His most thorough and effective exposition of…
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