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Alexander was ordained a priest on [[December 9]], 1979 at St. Nicholas Cathedral, Brooklyn in New York and assigned as priest of St. Michael the Archangel Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He was elevated to the dignity of [[archpriest]] in 1988.
When Fr. Alexander first arrived at St. Michael parish in Louisville, he found a dying parish. It was through his reforms in everything from its finances to its fasting practices that St. Michael has become the vibrant parish that it is today. He introduced daily services such as [[Matins]] and [[Vespers]] to the community, who previously only celebrated the Liturgy on 50 out of 52 Sundays out of the year. In 1999, a chapel which was fundraised and planned for by Fr. Alexander was built on the campus of St. Michael. He was loved by his flock and he loved them.
A spiritual son of Elder Isaacof Mt. Athos, the spiritual son of [[Paisios_of_Mount_Athos|St. Paisios]] of Mount Mt. Athos, Fr. Alexander made numerous trips to the Holy Mountain during his life. He would also travel to Russia, Serbia, Lebanon, being the land of his ancestors, as well as several other traditionally Orthodox nations.
He gave numerous soul-profiting talks and lectures throughout his priesthood. Many of these talks can be found on Ancient Faith Radio. During the 2009 Lenten season, he gave a series of lectures at [[St. Vladimir’s Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St. Vladimir's Seminary]] in New York. The series was entitled the Good and Faithful Priest, Parishioner and Parish.
In addition to having served as pastor of St. Michael's parish, Fr. Alexander served as Proestos of the [[Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest (Antiochian)|Diocese of Toledo]] of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese and as Dean of the Ohio Valley Deanery of the [[diocese]]. Additionally, he served as a trustee of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary in South Canaan, Pennsylvania.
On [[February 5]], 2012, Fr. Alexander resigned as Dean and Chief Operating Officer of St. Tikhon's Seminary for reasons of health.[http://oca.org/news/headline-news/v.-rev.-dr.-alexander-atty-steps-down-as-dean-coo-of-st.-tikhons-seminary] Fr. Alexander fell asleep in the Lord March 23, 2014, [[Sunday of the Holy Cross]].
==Quotes==
"Everything you need to know about God is in worship... it's the simplest way to have union with God."
==Sources==
*[http://www.antiochian.org/node/18837 Archpriest Alexander Atty to Present Public Lenten Retreat]
*[http://www.svots.edu/voices/alumni/archpriest-alexander-atty-installed-dean-st-tikhons-seminary Archpriest Alexander Atty Installed as Dean of St. Tikhon's Seminary]
*[http://www.antiochian.org/memory-eternal-fr-alexander-atty Memory Eternal! + Fr. Alexander Atty]
*[https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/svsvoices/the_good_and_faithful_priest_-part_1 The Good and Faithful Priest, Part 1]
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