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[[Image:StJohntheMerciful.jpg|100px|left]]Our father among the saints '''''[[John the Merciful]]''''' was [[patriarch]] of Alexandria between 611 and 619. The main source for his biography is a Life written by Leontius of Neapolis.  John was born in Amathus on Cyprus c. 550 to the patrician Epiphanius, a governor of the island. He married and had children, but was a widower when he was called to become patriarch of Alexandria in 611, becoming the fifth Chalcedonian bishop of Alexandria to bear that name.
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His Eminence the Most Reverend Archbishop '''[[Alexander (Nemolovsky) of Brussels]]''' was administrator and ruling archbishop of the North American [[diocese]] of the [[Church of Russia]], then of the Metropolia, during the time of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and 1922. He then went to Europe and became Archbishop of Brussels.
  
John's remarkable almsgiving or mercy (''eleemosyne'' in Greek) in distributing the vast wealth of the [[patriarchate]] of Alexandria to the poor and afflicted gave him his epithet of ''Merciful''His care was not limited to his own flock in Alexandria, but extended to the people of Palestine in their sufferings.
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Abp. Alexander was administrator during the interregnum between the departure of Abp. [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York|Platon]] and and the arrival of Abp. [[Evdokim (Meschersky) of the Aleutians|Evdokim]] and again when Abp. Evdokim returned to Russia for the 1917 council.  He took part in the Karlovtsy Synod, where he was confirmed as primate of the Metropolia in North AmericaBut, the collapse of the Church in Russia meant that Alexander was faced with many problems and enemies: loss of income from Russia, factionalism, and dissident priests. While the majority of the diocese remained loyal to him and supported his becoming the ruling archbishop, his opposition was took great and he took the opportunity of Abp. Platon's return to the United States to request him to take over as ruling bishop, leaving for Europe in 1922.
  
He was forced to flee Alexandria by the Persian invasion of Egypt in 619. Returning to Cyprus, he died soon thereafter. A few years later much of John's work of reconciliation with the Non-Chalcedonians of Egypt was undone by the violent persecution instituted by Cyrus, who was both his successor as patriarch as well as prefect of Alexandria. John is commemorated in the Orthodox Church on [[November 12]].
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Finding himself on [[Mount Athos]] for a time, Abp. Alexander then eventually went under Metr. [[Evlogy (Georgievsky) of Paris]], who had broken from the ROCOR and brought his Russian parishes in Western Europe under the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]].  Alexander served from 1929 until 1960 as Archbishop of Brussels and Belgium, first under the [[Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe]] ([[Church of Constantinople]]) until 1946, then of the Moscow Patriarchate until his 1960 repose.
  
  
'''''Recently featured:''''' [[John (Shahovskoy) of San Francisco]], [[Gabrielia (Papayannis)]], [[Fall of Constantinople]], [[Seraphim of Sarov]], [[The Ladder of Divine Ascent]], [[John of Damascus]], [[Lindisfarne]].  ''Newly [[:Category:Featured Articles|featured articles]] are presented every '''Saturday'''.''
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'''''Recently featured:''''' [[John the Merciful]], [[John (Shahovskoy) of San Francisco]], [[Gabrielia (Papayannis)]], [[Fall of Constantinople]], [[Seraphim of Sarov]], [[The Ladder of Divine Ascent]], [[John of Damascus]].  ''Newly [[:Category:Featured Articles|featured articles]] are presented every '''Saturday'''.''

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Abp. Alexander (Nemolovsky) of Brussels

His Eminence the Most Reverend Archbishop Alexander (Nemolovsky) of Brussels was administrator and ruling archbishop of the North American diocese of the Church of Russia, then of the Metropolia, during the time of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and 1922. He then went to Europe and became Archbishop of Brussels.

Abp. Alexander was administrator during the interregnum between the departure of Abp. Platon and and the arrival of Abp. Evdokim and again when Abp. Evdokim returned to Russia for the 1917 council. He took part in the Karlovtsy Synod, where he was confirmed as primate of the Metropolia in North America. But, the collapse of the Church in Russia meant that Alexander was faced with many problems and enemies: loss of income from Russia, factionalism, and dissident priests. While the majority of the diocese remained loyal to him and supported his becoming the ruling archbishop, his opposition was took great and he took the opportunity of Abp. Platon's return to the United States to request him to take over as ruling bishop, leaving for Europe in 1922.

Finding himself on Mount Athos for a time, Abp. Alexander then eventually went under Metr. Evlogy (Georgievsky) of Paris, who had broken from the ROCOR and brought his Russian parishes in Western Europe under the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Alexander served from 1929 until 1960 as Archbishop of Brussels and Belgium, first under the Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe (Church of Constantinople) until 1946, then of the Moscow Patriarchate until his 1960 repose.


Recently featured: John the Merciful, John (Shahovskoy) of San Francisco, Gabrielia (Papayannis), Fall of Constantinople, Seraphim of Sarov, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, John of Damascus. Newly featured articles are presented every Saturday.