Alexander I

6th Pope of the Catholic Church from c. 107 to c. 115

b. 1st century · d. c. 116

6th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 100s–110s

Offices

Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 6 · 100s – 110s

Pope Alexander I was the bishop of Rome from about 108/109 to 116/119. Some believe he suffered martyrdom under the Roman emperor Trajan or Hadrian.

Related people

Evaristus succeeded · traditional
Sixtus I preceded · traditional

Commemorated

Alexander I

Places

Rome ministry
Freising Cathedral burial

How we know

Recorded as a historical figure.

Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — HE 4.1
Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Alexander I
Le Liber pontificalis: texte, introduction et commentaire 1 claim — Liber pontificalis I, commentary on the early lives