Lent Madness Winner - St. Anna Alexander

Do you know who the "Saint of Georgia" is?

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Her lifelong journey of service to others ended more than 70 years ago, but Anna Alexander left behind the footprints of a saint on the sandy soil of Glynn and McIntosh counties.

Quite literally. Anna’s calling as a teacher and spiritual leader kept her on the move in the late 19th century, a life on unceasing service to her God and His people. From her mission church in rural western Glynn County to her teaching duties in Darien, Anna walked much of the way, rowing by boat when waterways made it practical or necessary. She walked also to Brunswick to keep regular appointments with her spiritual mentors at St. Athanasius Episcopal Church in Brunswick.

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In 1998, she was named a “Saint of Georgia” by the Diocese of Georgia with a feast day on Sept. 24. In 2015, the Episcopal Church voted to include Alexander in Holy Women, Holy Men at its General Convention in Salt Lake City. Alexander served the church in coastal Georgia for more than 60 years before she died in 1947.