Died 311 A.D. Bishop of Alexandria from 300. A native of Alexandria, Egypt, Peter survived the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian and served as a confessor for the suffering Christians.

One folk tradition that continues in some homes on St. Brigid's Day (or Imbolc) is that of the Brigid's Bed. The girls and young unmarried women of the household or village create a corn dolly to ...

an ancient city located around 30 miles west of Alexandria along Egypt’s northern coast, they found two cold marble eyes staring back up at them from the sandy ruins. Although its nose had been ...

Want to share your experience with this dealership? I’ve been coming to Alexandria Passport for 12 years & Yves Badji has always taken great care of me . He checks in, makes sure all my ...

ALEXANDRIA — The Alexandria Cardinals and Benilde-St. Margaret’s Red Knights have been two of the Class 3A highest-rated boys basketball teams all season long. Alexandria has been ranked in ...

Alexandria's Allie Haabala (left) drives down the baseline with Benilde-St. Margaret's Kennedy McGee (right) defending her in a game on Jan. 25, 2025, at Alexandria High School. Benilde-St ...

Contact between the Mediterranean and China was practically non-existent in the ancient and medieval periods; however, in the 13th century, a Chinese official described the city of Alexandria in his ...

(Alexandria, MN)--A crash on Friday afternoon in downtown Alexandria caused damage to five vehicles along with a light pole. The incident took place along Broadway Street in front of the Andria ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took to Instagram on Tuesday evening to slam Elon Musk over a gesture he made during a speech on President Trump’s Inauguration Day, which she described as ...

Ocasio-Cortez spoke to her followers on Instagram on Tuesday, a day after Musk used an arm gesture, twice, that resembled the Roman salute adopted by the Nazis. Musk and his Republican allies have ...