Holy Right-believing Great Prince Alexander Nevsky
- Life dates
- 1221 – 1263
- Region
- Novgorod; Vladimir
- Canonization
- Russian Orthodox Church, nationwide canonization 1547
Short life
Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir; victories on the Neva (1240) and Lake Peipus (1242). Before death he took the great schema with the name Alexis. His relics have been in St Petersburg since 1724.
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