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:''See also, [[Alexander (disambiguation)]]''
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'''''Alexis''''' or '''''Alexios''''' may refer to any of the following saints:
  
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.
 
 
== Saints ==
 
'''Alexis''' refers to the following [[saints]]:
 
 
*Alexios, Archbishop of Cyprus
 
*Alexios, Archbishop of Cyprus
 
*[[Alexis of Moscow|Alexis]], Archbishop of Moscow ([[February 12]] and [[October 5]])
 
*[[Alexis of Moscow|Alexis]], Archbishop of Moscow ([[February 12]] and [[October 5]])
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*[[Alexis (Kabaliuk) of Carpathia]] ([[October 21]] and [[December 2]])
 
*[[Alexis (Kabaliuk) of Carpathia]] ([[October 21]] and [[December 2]])
  
== Bishops ==
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There are also bishops with this name:
There are also hierarchs 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]]
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== Current hierarchs ==
 
*His Holiness Patriarch [[Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow]] (b. 1929)
 
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Revision as of 13:41, June 10, 2008

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

There are also bishops with this name: