Saint Markianos of Alexandria | |
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| Patriarch of Alexandria | |
| Papacy began | 141 |
| Papacy ended | 1 January 152 |
| Predecessor | Eumenes |
| Successor | Celadion |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 1 January 152 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Buried | Baucalis, Alexandria |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
| Alma mater | Catechetical School of Alexandria |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 6 Tobi |
Pope Markianos was the 8th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, reigning from 141 to 152.
Markianos was born in Alexandria, Egypt and he was the Dean of The Catechetical School of Alexandria, before being appointed Patriarch in the month of Hathor in the year 141 AD during the reign of the Emperor Antoninus Pius.
He died on the 6th of Tobi, in the year 152 AD.[1]