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[[image:Nevsky.jpg|right|thumb|An engraving of St. Alexander Nevsky]]Our father among the saints The holy and right-believing '''Alexander Nevsky''' was the Grand Prince of Vladimir and [[Novgorod]] during the period of the thirteenth century when the Russian lands were under assault from both the East and West. His military victories in the West and diplomacy in the East kept northern Russia free of foreign domination. The [[Church of Russia]] recognized him as a [[saint]] in 1547.
St Alexander Nevsky is commemorated on [[August 30]] and [[November 23]]. Also, the celebration of the ''[[Synaxis of the Saints of Rostov|Synaxis of the Rostov and Yaroslav Saints]]'' on [[May 23]] was established by resolution of His Holiness Patriarch [[Alexei I (Simansky) of Moscow|Alexis I]] and the [[Holy Synod]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], on March 10, 1964.
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=102424 Translation of the relics of St Alexander Nevsky] - From [[OCA]] Web site.
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=103377 Repose of St Alexander Nevsky] From OCA Web site.
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