Saint Alexander of Svir

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Saint
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Christian_monasticism
gptkb:Svir_River
monasticism
spiritual retreats
Svir_River_region
the_Svir_River_area.
gptkbp:birthPlace Svir_River,_Russia
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:cathedral gptkb:Alexander-Svirsky_Monastery
gptkbp:celebratedIn Orthodox_communities
gptkbp:celebrates liturgical texts
August 30 in the Orthodox calendar
gptkbp:culturalImpact in art and literature
gptkbp:culturalSignificance asceticism
influence on future generations
symbol of piety
emphasis on humility
life of prayer and solitude
in_the_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:deathPlace Svir_River,_Russia
gptkbp:depictedIn iconography
gptkbp:feastDay August 30
gptkbp:followedBy monks
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-Mongol_Russia
gptkbp:historicalFigures in_Russian_history
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 15th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance important_figure_in_Russian_spirituality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Alexander of Svir
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Russian_Orthodoxy
gptkbp:influenced spiritual leaders
the development of monastic rules
depictions in icons
the formation of monastic communities
Russian_monastic_tradition
gptkbp:influencedBy ascetic traditions
Christian_teachings
gptkbp:influenceOn Russian_culture
gptkbp:inspiration devotional practices
later saints
gptkbp:knownFor his piety and devotion
his hermitic lifestyle
founding_the_Alexander-Svirsky_Monastery
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for monastic life
gptkbp:lifespan 1448-1533
gptkbp:notable_event performed during his life
gptkbp:notableEvent founding of a monastery
gptkbp:patronage monks and hermits
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Alexander-Svirsky_Monastery
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:the_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:religion many followers
Orthodox_monasticism
gptkbp:title gptkb:Saint
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:wrote spiritual teachings