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Alexis was the only son of a rich Roman senator. From his good Christian parents, he learned to be charitable to the poor. Alexis wanted to give up his wealth and honors but his parents had chosen a rich bride for him. Because it was their will, he married her. Yet right on his wedding day, he obtained her permission to leave her for God. Then, in disguise, he traveled to Syria in the East and lived in great poverty near a Church of Our ... Continue Reading
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my name is alexis
hai I'am alexia I proud get this name
I'm doing a project on a saint and wanted to do St. Alexis thinking she was a girl. Then I read that he was a boy, but didn't care because he was an amazing guy.
i am very proud that my name is Alexis and just now i was readind about st Alexis's life and i have found it very intresting.i'm from lebanon and i will pray for st Alexis every day
I'm a girl, I chose Alexis as my confirmation name, 4years later, to find out that I like to help people like he does.
Surprised.
I am Indian residing in kerala , i am 25 year old and was unaware of a saint Alexis till today. My B'day is on 18 th August.
I was once a lay member of a volunteer community of the Alexians in Ireland as was my friend. We both had sons born on the feast day of St Alexis, the 17th of July. Truly amazing.
hi I chose him as my patron saint. he is so AWESOME!!
im a boy
thats my confirmatin name and I'm a girl not a boy but its still cool anyhow
I know there was a saint alexis my parents just never believed me. Plus i'm a girl to.
My Name Is Alexis And I Am A Girl... This Was Helpful To Me. Thanks To This My Name Prodject Is Almost Done!
my name is alexis, i am a female, i just happend to google st alexis just to see what would come up, and here i am reading about what a lovely person this saint is...not only do i have his name in common , we also share a common bond, because i am from syria. i am a syrian othrodox , i am so happy that there is a saint alexis, i will now honor him on his feast date july 17th and i will pray to him every night to give me the strenght and courage to help other people. god bless you all.
i am also a girl and i want to choose alexis for my confirmation name and i also have to do a report on it and i was wondering is this the only saint alexis or are their any others that i just cant find?
im a girl in high school doing a assesment on saints and i chose saint alexis :)
If our unborn baby is a girl i will name her Alexis.
i chose saint Alexis for my conformation name
I was looking for a saint because I am going to get confirmed. I decided to look up my brother's name (Alexis) and this saint sounds like a good one. I hope this saint is real. Thank you for your help!!!
I am a girl and I got confirmed a couple years ago. I chose this as my confirmation name, they didn't give me a hard time about it then so I'd say you're safe.
I am a girl, but can I use this name as my confirmation name?