Today is the feast day of St. Alexander of Bergamo. He was either a Roman soldier or simply a Roman citizen around the year 300. He was killed from not renouncing his faith. It is surprising to me how something that important and that meaningful in this person's life can go overlooked for thousands of years. He's still a saint but I have a doubt that more than a few people know who he was. Everyone knows St. Peter and all the apostles. Those are the "main saints", still how can we declare which saint is more important than the other. We as followers of Christ must know that all Saints are important therefore must be given credit for their sacrifice. I'm not asking that you know what a day is everyday I'm just asking that you get informed every once in a while. You might be surprised some of their lives are very interesting like St. Ignatius of Antioch who was fed to the lions! Just remember that there are millions of Saints patrons of thousands of things.
Hi, I'm originally from the town of Bergamo. Saint Alexander is not forgotten! He is the beloved patron saint of the town and every year, August the 26th, there is a beautiful feast in his honor. God bless. :)
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