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The name '''Alexis''' or '''Alexios''' comes from the Greek ''alexis'', from ''alexein'' meaning "to ward off, keep, protect."  Other variations include Alexius, Aleksi, Alexis, Alexei, Alexey, and Alexy.
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There are several [[saints]] with this name:
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'''''Alexis''''' or '''''Alexios''''' may refer to any of the following saints:
  
*St. Alexios, Archbishop of Cyprus
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*Alexios, Archbishop of Cyprus
*St. [[Alexis of Moscow|Alexis]], Archbishop of Moscow ([[February 12]] and [[October 5]])
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*[[Alexis of Moscow|Alexis]], Archbishop of Moscow ([[February 12]] and [[October 5]])
*St. ''' [[Alexios the Man of God]] ''' ([[March 17]])
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*'''[[Alexios the Man of God]]''' ([[March 17]])
*St. Alexios the [[hermit]] of the [[Kiev Caves]] ([[April 24]])
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*Alexios the [[hermit]] of the [[Kiev Caves]] ([[April 24]])
*St. Alexios, Bishop of Bithynia ([[June 10]])
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*Alexios, Bishop of Bithynia ([[June 10]])
*St. Alexius, martyr of Constantinople ([[August 9]])
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*Alexius, martyr of Constantinople ([[August 9]])
 
*[[Alexis of Wilkes-Barre|Alexis (Toth) of Wilkes-Barre]] ([[May 7]])
 
*[[Alexis of Wilkes-Barre|Alexis (Toth) of Wilkes-Barre]] ([[May 7]])
 
*[[Alexis (Kabaliuk) of Carpathia]] ([[October 21]] and [[December 2]])
 
*[[Alexis (Kabaliuk) of Carpathia]] ([[October 21]] and [[December 2]])
  
There are also hierarchs with this name:
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There are also bishops with this name:
 
*[[Alexis van der Mensbrugghe]] (1899-1980)
 
*[[Alexis van der Mensbrugghe]] (1899-1980)
 
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* Patriarch [[Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow]]
Current hierarchs:
 
*His Holiness Patriarch [[Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow]] (b. 1929)
 
 
 
==See also==
 
*[[Alexander (disambiguation)]]
 
 
 
 
 
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[[Category:Saints]]
 

Latest revision as of 17:11, December 11, 2020


Alexis or Alexios may refer to any of the following saints:

There are also bishops with this name: