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Hieromartyr · 4th century

Hieromartyr Peter Patriarch of Alexandria

Also known as Peter the Martyr · Peter I of Alexandria

Patriarch of Alexandria during the Diocletian persecution who was executed in 311, having opposed Arius before the Nicene controversy fully developed.

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Reposed 311, Alexandria.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org); OrthodoxWiki