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Alexander Nevsky

Russian Orthodox saint

Died when: 43 years 168 days (521 months)
Star Sign: Gemini

 

Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (Russian: ????????? ????????? ???????; pronounced [?l??'ksandr j?r?'s?av??t? 'n??fsk??j]; 13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236–40, 1241–56 and 1258–1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–63) during some of the most difficult times in Kievan Rus' history.

Commonly regarded as a key figure of medieval Rus', Alexander was a grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest and rose to legendary status on account of his military victories over German and Swedish invaders.

He preserved separate statehood and Orthodoxy, agreeing to pay tribute to the powerful Golden Horde. Metropolite Macarius canonized Alexander Nevsky as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547.

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