– He was instructed by Pope Benjamin to care for the believers when he was in hiding from Cyrus (Al-Muqawqis)
– Was a carpenter by day, and a priest by night
– During his time, a Melkite communicated with Yazid Ibn Muawiyah and gave him many riches for a decree appointing him Governor over Egypt, then he persecuted the Pope, asking for a large jizya (Islamic tax), then he decreed to kill the Pope if anyone sees him, so the Pope was in hiding until the governor’s death