There was
a Patriarch of Antioch named Alexander, known for his mercy and compassion. One
of his secretaries stole several gold coins from him and ran to the Thebes of
Egypt. While he was there in a remote place, barbarians caught him and took him
into their territory. When Saint Alexander heard of the man’s misfortune, he
paid eighty-five gold coins in ransom to buy the captive’s freedom.
When the
captive returned to Antioch, the Patriarch poured so many blessings on that man
that some of the citizens said, “Alexander’s mercy cannot be overcome with any
kind of wrongdoing.”
Whoever
pursues righteousness and lovefinds life, prosperity, and honor (Proverbs
21:21)
Translated
by The Catalog of Good Deeds
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