Anianus of Alexandria
1st century Patriarch of Alexandria
b. 1st century · d. 80s
2nd Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic line) · 61–83
Offices
- Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic line) № 2 · 61 – 83
Pope Anianus was the second Patriarch of Alexandria. He was ordained by Saint Mark the Evangelist, and was also the first convert Mark won to Christianity in the region.
Related people
- Mark the Evangelist succeeded · traditional
- Avilius of Alexandria preceded · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Alexandria birth
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral residence
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — HE 2.24
- History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria 1 claim — Life of the 2nd patriarch