Venerable (Monastic) 5th century
Venerable Alexander Founder of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones
Also known as Alexander the Akoimetos · Alexander the Sleepless
Founder of the monastery of the 'Unsleeping Ones' (Akoimetoi), where the monks were divided into choirs so that the divine praises were chanted without ceasing day and night. He reposed about the year 430. Also commemorated July 3.
Feast Day
February 23
Also Jul 3
Their life
Founder of the monastery of the 'Unsleeping Ones' (Akoimetoi), where the monks were divided into choirs so that the divine praises were chanted without ceasing day and night. He reposed about the year 430. Also commemorated July 3.
Notes
Principal feast Jul 3 in some calendars; also commemorated Feb 23.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints