08 Works, Today, July 10th, is Saint Alexander of Bergamo’s day, his story in art #191
1 min readJul 10, 2020
Saint Alexander of Bergamo
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Saint Alexander of Bergamo (died c. 303) is the patron saint of Bergamo, as well as Capriate San Gervasio and Cervignano d’Adda. Alexander may simply have been a Roman soldier or resident of Bergamo who was tortured and killed for not renouncing his Christian faith. Details of his life are uncertain, but subsequent Christian stories consider him a centurion of the Theban Legion commanded by Saint Maurice…