Pope Markianos was the 8th
Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, reigning from 141 to 152.
Markianos was born in
Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...
and he was the Dean of
The Catechetical School of Alexandria, before being appointed Patriarch in the month of
Hathor
Hathor ( egy, ḥwt-ḥr, lit=House of Horus, grc, Ἁθώρ , cop, ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ, Meroitic: ) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion who played a wide variety of roles. As a sky deity, she was the mother or consort of the sk ...
in the year 141 AD during the reign of the Emperor
Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius ( Latin: ''Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius''; 19 September 86 – 7 March 161) was Roman emperor from 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty.
Born into a senatori ...
.
He died on the 6th of
Tobi, in the year 152 AD.
References
;General
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*Atiya, Aziz S. ''
The Coptic Encyclopedia
The ''Coptic Encyclopedia'' is an eight-volume work covering the history, theology, language, art, architecture, archeology and hagiography of Coptic Egypt. The encyclopedia was written by over 250 Western and Egyptian contributing experts in th ...
''. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1991.
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 ApostleCoptic Documents in French
152 deaths
Deans of the Catechetical School of Alexandria
Saints from Roman Egypt
2nd-century Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria
2nd-century Christian saints
Year of birth unknown
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