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  1. Alexander Nevsky: politics under Mongol domination. Synaxis of the Saints of Rostov and Yaroslavl (23 May) Translation of the relics of Saint Alexander Nevsky (30 August) Saint Alexander on Nevsky Prospekt. Kommersant: Russia’s Hero is Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky (24 September 2008)

  2. Saint Alexander Nevsky (born c. 1220, Vladimir, Grand Principality of Vladimir—died Nov. 14, 1263, Gorodets; canonized in Russian Church 1547; feast days November 23, August 30) was a prince of Novgorod (1236–52) and of Kiev (1246–52) and grand prince of Vladimir (1252–63), who halted the eastward drive of the Germans and Swedes but collaborated with the Mongols in imposing their rule ...

  3. Saint Alexander Nevsky, mosaic in Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine. Saint Alexander Nevsky, (born c. 1220, Vladimir, Grand Principality of Vladimir—died Nov. 14, 1263, Gorodets), Prince of Novgorod (1236–52) and Kiev (1246–52) and grand prince of Vladimir (1252–63). He fought off invading Swedes in 1240 at the Neva ...

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  5. Dec 30, 2022 · In recognition of his victory the nineteen year old Alexander was given the name "Nevsky" (of the Neva). In the spring of 1241, the Novgorod leaders again called upon Alexander to defend them from the invading and crusading Teutonic Knights. Again he and his army stopped the invasion, this time in the famous battle on the ice during the "Battle ...

  6. In 1710, when the war was still in full swing, Peter ordered the Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery (later, Alexander Nevsky Lavra) to be built in St. Petersburg. Peter built it where he believed ...

  7. There was also a Bulgarian Order dedicated to Saint Alexander which was founded on December 25, 1881 and then ceased to exist when a People's Republic was declared on September 16, 1946. Monuments. In 1938, Sergei Eisenstein made one of his most acclaimed films, Alexander Nevsky, based on Alexander's victory over the Teutonic Knights.

  8. Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky or St Alexander Nevsky (1221-1263), is one of the great heroes of Russian history. He was a member of a Princely House and a great military commander, one of Russia’s greatest. Nevsky is revered to this day, yet he collaborated with the Mongol conquerors and he actively helped them to maintain their rule in ...

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