Alexander Nevsky
political and military figure of Kievan Rus'
Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky[1] (Russian: Александр Ярославич Невский; pronounced [ɐlʲɪˈksandr jɪrɐˈsɫavʲɪtɕ ˈnʲɛfskʲɪj] (listen); 13 May 1221[2] – 14 November 1263) was Prince of Novgorod (1236–40, 1241–56 and 1258–1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–63). Metropolite Macarius made him a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547.[3]
Alexander Nevsky Александр Невский | |
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![]() Icon of Alexander Nevsky | |
Prince of Novgorod | |
Reign | 1236–1240 |
Predecessor | Yaroslav V |
Successor | Andrey I |
Reign | 1241–1256 (second time) |
Predecessor | Andrey I |
Successor | Vasily I |
Reign | 1258–1259 (third time) |
Predecessor | Vasily I |
Successor | Dmitry I |
Grand Prince of Vladimir | |
Reign | 1252–14 November 1263 |
Predecessor | Andrey II |
Successor | Yaroslav III |
Grand Prince of Kiev | |
Reign | 1246–1263 |
Predecessor | Yaroslav III |
Successor | Yaroslav IV |
Born | 13 May 1221 Pereslavl-Zalessky, Vladimir-Suzdal |
Died | 14 November 1263 Gorodets, Vladimir-Suzdal | (aged 42)
Burial | |
Spouse | Paraskeviya (Alexandra) of Polotsk Vasilisa (Vassa) |
Issue | Vasily Alexandrovich Eudoxia Alexandrovna Dmitry Alexandrovich Andrey Alexandrovich Daniil Alexandrovich |
House | Rurikid |
Father | Yaroslav II of Vladimir |
Mother | Feodosia Igorevna of Ryazan |
Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Saint Alexander Nevsky Александр Невский | |
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Grand Prince of Vladimir | |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Canonized | 1547 by Metropolite Macarius |
Major shrine | Vladimir; Pereslavl-Zalessky, Saint Petersburg |
Feast | 23 November (Repose) 2 May (Synaxis of the Saints of Rosand Yaroslavl 30 August (Translation of relics) |
Patronage | Russian Ground Forces and Russian Naval Infantry |
References
change- ↑ "Благоверный князь Алекса́ндр (в схиме Алекси́й) Невский". azbyka.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ V.A. Kuchkin (1986). О дате рождения Александра Невского [About the Birthdate of Alexander Nevsky]. Вопросы истории [Questions of History] (in Russian) (2): 174–176. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "The Faithful Saint Prince Alexandr Nevsky" (in Russian), article read on 4.11.2010.