Saint Alexander of Alexandria (26 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On February 26, the Church honors St. Alexander of Alexandria (d. 326) — the courageous patriarch who stood firm against the rising storm of Arianism and defended the true Divinity of Jesus Christ. In this powerful account from Fr. Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints, we witness: The rise of the heresiarch Arius The denial of Christ’s divinity The courage and prudence of St. Alexander The calling of the Council of Nicaea (325) The birth of the Nicene Creed The spiritual root of heresy: pride St. Alexander’s mildness, charity, and patience did not weaken his defense of truth. When persuasion failed, he acted with clarity and firmness — protecting the faithful from doctrinal corruption. This is not merely Church history. It is a warning about: Pride Jealousy Spiritual rebellion False humility masking ambition The destruction caused by doctrinal compromise And it is a lesson in: Apostolic authority Obedience to God’s established order True Catholic masculinity Zeal united with humility Arius fell through pride. Alexander triumphed through fidelity. The Nicene Creed — which we still profess today — stands as the fruit of this saint’s courage. May we never forget that heresy often begins not with ignorance… but with pride. St. Alexander of Alexandria, pray for us. 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Who Was St. Alexander? 0:45 The Rise of Arius 1:28 The Spirit of Pride Behind Heresy 2:29 Arius Denies the Divinity of Christ 3:52 St. Alexander’s Patience and Leniency 4:13 Excommunication of Arius 5:06 Arius Gains Political Support 5:25 Appeal to Pope St. Sylvester 6:07 The Council of Nicaea (325) 7:40 The Word “Consubstantial” Defined 8:30 Condemnation and Exile of Arius 9:04 Death of St. Alexander (326) 9:20 Spiritual Reflection on Pride & Rebellion https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/st-alexander-confessor-patriarch-of-alexandria/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StAlexander #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicChurch #CouncilOfNicaea #NiceneCreed #Arianism #ChurchHistory #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicFaith #DefendTheFaith #CatholicMasculinity