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Our righteous father among the [[saint]]s '''Alexis of Wilkes-Barre''' was a [[missionary]] [[priest]], sent from his homeland in Slovakia as a [[Uniate]], who, in order to serve and protect his flock in the United States in a hostile Latin environment, recognized the need to lead them in a return to their Orthodox Christian heritage. His [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[May 7]].
==In Europe==
Alexis Georgievich Toth was born to Father George and Cecilia Toth on [[March 14]], 1853, near Eperjes (now Presov) in Zepes county of Slovakia during the reign of Franz Joseph Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. He followed in the steps of his father who was dean of the United Greek Church in the county. He was educated in the local preparatory schools and then went on to the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Seminary]] for a year and then on for three years to the United Greek Seminary in Ungvar. He continued on to the University of Prague where he graduated with a degree in Theology.