Career
As Mark was entering Rakotis, a suburb of Alexandria, after his trip from Cyrene to the Pentapolis, the strap of his sandal fell official He found a cobbler, Anianus, to repair lieutenant While he was working on the sandal, the awl slipped in Anianus" hand, piercing lieutenant
Anianus cried "Heis ho Theos" ("God is one") in response to the pain.
How it was that Anianus was a monotheist in Alexandria is a matter of conjecture. Others have held that Anianus was a noble, although this does seem to be contrary to the documents available.
In any event, Mark was invited to Anianus" house, where he taught Anianus" family the Gospel and baptized them all. Mark, the outsider, decided it might be best if he were to leave the area for a while.
He ordained Anianus to be bishop in his absence.
He also ordained three presbyters and seven deacons at the same time, charging the group of them with watching over the church of the area in his absence. On Mark"s return, he found that the church in Alexandria had grown significantly, and that they were able to build a church for themselves at Bucolia on the shore of the eastern harbor of Alexandria, also known as the Portus Magnus of the Ptolemaic dynasty. Following the martyrdom of Mark on the 30th day of Baramudah, Anianus became the patriarch of the church in Alexandria.
He would remain in that capacity for over seventeen and one-half years.
Anianus died in bed, and was buried next to Mark at the church in Baucalis. lieutenant is a matter of some dispute whether Anianus was the first or second Patriarch of Alexandria.