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Alexander Nevsky was born on May 30, 1219 into royalty as his father, Yaroslav, was the Grand Prince of Suzdal. ... Alexander studied the Bible and became very spiritual. ... Afterwards, he pledged his life to servicing his nation. ... He tried to unite his city by putting a stop to separatists’ actions and “endeavored to weaken the economic and political power of the boyards by a direct intervention in the administration of justice, by taking away from the important merchants the right of levying a tribute on furs over an immense region of the north for their own profit and by abolishing other unjustified privileges” (Life of St. Alexander Nevsky). ... The King derived some encouragement for his undertaking from a Bull of Pope Gregory IX, addressed in 1237 to the Bishop of Upsala and summoning the Swedes to a crusade against the Finns who had abandoned their Catholic faith under the influence of their neighbors” (Life of St. Alexander Nevsky). ... Alexander had foreseen the danger and in 1239, he organized the defenses of Novgorod to the sea and posted guards of both sides of the Gulf of Finland. On their march to the battle, they met up with a local chieftain, Pelguse, who had a vision of two holy knights coming to the aid of Alexander.
Approximate Word count = 974
Approximate Pages = 3.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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