Events Tagged: "Alexander I"

St. Alexander I becomes sixth pope - introduces holy water and mixing water with wine at Mass

St. Alexander I martyred - sixth pope, beheaded along with priests Eventius and Theodulus on Via Nomentana

Count Arakcheyev begins Russian military colony system in Novgorod - 2000 soldier-farmers each

Alexander I dies; Decembrist Revolt partly due to military colony dissatisfaction; Nicholas I inherits system