Aleksander of Malonne or Alexander of Malonne was a twelfth-century Walloon bishop of Płock, Poland.

Archbishop of Płock, Aleksander (in the middle) with his priests. Fragment of copy of the gates from Cathedral in Płock.

He was bishop from 1129 to 1156 AD and was responsible for the construction of the current Cathedral of Płock in 1144.[1] Aleksander is depicted in a figurative bas-relief on the original cathedral doors now in Velikiy Novgorod. Depiction here is a copy currently hanging in Płock.

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  1. ↑ "Rys historyczny". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2013-06-23.



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