Saint Anianus of Alexandria | |
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Patriarch of Alexandria | |
Papacy began | c. 61 |
Papacy ended | 20 Hathor 86[1] |
Predecessor | Mark the Evangelist |
Successor | Avilius |
Orders | |
Ordination | 62 AD (Bishop of Alexandria) |
Personal details | |
Born | Anianus |
Died | 20 Hathor 86 Alexandria, Province of Egypt, Roman Empire |
Buried | Baucalis, Alexandria |
Nationality | Roman |
Denomination | Church of Alexandria |
Residence | Saint Mark's Church |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 20 Hathor (Coptic Christianity) 25 April (Chalcedonian)[2] |
Venerated in | Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity |
Patronage | Cobblers[2] |
Pope Anianus (Greek: Ανιανός, transliterated: Anianós) was the 2nd Patriarch of Alexandria. He was ordained by Saint Mark the Evangelist, and was also the first convert Mark won to Christianity in the region.[3]