Pope Markianos of Alexandria

Pope Markianos was the 8th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, reigning from 141 to 152.

Saint Markianos of Alexandria
Patriarch of Alexandria
Papacy began	141
Papacy ended	1 January 152
Predecessor	Eumenes
Successor	Celadion
Personal details
Born	Alexandria, Egypt
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

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.

References

General

• Meinardus, Otto F.A. (2002). Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-757-6.
• Atiya, Aziz S. The Coptic Encyclopedia. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1991. ISBN 0-02-897025-X

External links

• The Official website of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy See of Saint Mark the Apostle
• Coptic Documents in French