Александр, патриарх Антиохийский

1. There was a patriarch in Antioch named Alexander, especially merciful and compassionate to everyone. One of his clerks stole several pieces of gold from him and fled to the Egyptian Thebaid. There, in an empty place, the barbarians grabbed the clerk and took him into the depths of their country. Blessed Alexander found out about this: he ransomed the captive, giving eighty-five gold coins for him. When the captive returned, the patriarch showed him so many benefits that some of the citizens said: “The goodness of Alexander cannot be defeated by any sin” 221. 2. One day the patriarch’s deacon began to reproach him in front of the entire clergy. The blessed one bowed to him, saying: “Forgive me, my lord and brother” 222. You might be interested in: