Saint Alexis of Rome
The son of a Roman senator, Alexis fled on his wedding night to live as a beggar in Edessa for seventeen years. Returning to Rome, he lived another se…
First name and chronology
Alexis
2 saints and blesseds bear the name Alexis, between 401 and 1300; the most famous is Saint Alexis, celebrated on July 17th.
Chronology of the name Alexis
Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.
- 401-500Saint Alexis of RomeThe son of a Roman senator, Alexis fled on his wedding night to live as a beggar in Edessa for seventeen years. Returnin…
- 1201-1300Blessed Alexis FalconieriA 13th-century Florentine merchant, Alexis Falconieri founded the Order of the Servants of Mary with six companions foll…