Saint Alexios the Man of God Resource Page

St. Alexios the Man of God (Feast Day - March 17)

Verses

On earth you alone were called Man of God,
Which you alone carried anew into the heavens Father.
On the seventeenth Alexios was taken by death.

 

Synaxarion of Saint Alexios the Man of God 

 

Saint Alexios the Man of God 

 

Saint Alexios the Man of God as a Model for our Lives

 

March: Day 17: Teaching 1: Venerable Alexios the Man of God

 

March: Day 17: Teaching 2: Venerable Alexios the Man of God 

 

Saint Alexios the Man of God in the Hymnography of the Orthodox Church 

 

Homily on Saint Alexios the Man of God (Archpriest Rodion Putyatin)

 

The Skull of Saint Alexios the Man of God 

 

Papal Politics and the Veneration of Saint Alexios the Man of God in the West 

 

The House of Saint Alexios the Man of God in Rome

 

Papal Politics and the Veneration of Saint Alexios the Man of God in the West

The Cult of St Alexius: a New Veneration of an Old Saint and Italian Influence in the Catalan Region

By Ekaterina Novokhatko

Although this fourth-century saint had become popular very early among the eastern Christians, in Western Europe St Alexius was the recipient of a wave of devotion only in the ninth and tenth century. From the ninth century onwards, different versions of his life spread in diverse religious communities from Spain to England. Around 1040 his Vita was even translated into vernacular Old French language, known as Chanson de saint Alexis. How can this wave of devotion be explained?

The House of Saint Alexios the Man of God in Rome

On the Aventine Hill in Rome, the site of the house of Saint Alexios the Man of God can be found in the Basilica dei Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio. Once you enter the church the location of the house will be on the left side. If you look closely, there is a staircase above the altar, known as the Holy Steps. According to tradition, Saint Alexios the Man of God lived below this staircase at his parents house as an anonymous beggar for seventeen years till his death, upon which his identity was revealed to his parents. This is all that remains of the original house.