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Alexander II of Alexandria. Alexander II of Alexandria may refer to: Pope Alexander II of Alexandria, Coptic patriarch in 702–729. Patriarch Alexander II of Alexandria, Greek patriarch in 1059–1062. Category: Human name disambiguation pages.
The ‘Will of the People’ group formally announced a death sentence for Alexander II. Bullet proof wadding was sewn into his uniforms and he stopped holding audiences at the Winter Palace. Three assassination attempts occurred before the final fatal one in 1881.
Mar 28, 2008 · Clement of Alexandria; Edited by A. H. Armstrong; Book: The Cambridge History of Later Greek and Early Medieval Philosophy; Online publication: 28 March 2008; Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CHOL9780521040549.011
Apr 16, 2016 · The border between Scotland and England was now fixed almost exactly on its present line from the lower Tweed in the east to the Solway Firth in the west. Alexander died on the island of Kerrera, Argyllshire in 1249 whilst preparing to take the Hebrides from Norway. He was buried at Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire. Share this article: Twitter.
St. Catherine of Alexandria ; feast day November 25) was one of the most popular early Christian martyrs and one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (a group of Roman Catholic saints venerated for their power of intercession). She is the patron of philosophers and scholars and is believed to help protect
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A virgin and martyr whose feast is celebrated in the Latin Church and in the various Oriental churches on 25 November, and who for almost six centuries was the object of a very popular devotion.
Jul 18, 2009 · The ‘great reforms' of Tsar Alexander II (1855-81) are generally recognised as the most significant events in modern Russian history between the reign of Peter the Great and the revolutions of 1905 and 1917. The most important of Alexander's reforms, the emancipation of he serfs in 1861, has been described as ‘probably the greatest single piece of state-directed social engineering ...
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