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[[image:Nevsky.jpg|right|thumb|An engraving of St. Alexander Nevsky]]Our father among the saints '''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.
==Life==