Attested in the possessor note on the fol. 247 of the manuscript Ottob. gr. 405 from the 12th century preserved in the Vatican library. He was the Bishop in Strumica. The possessor note (αὕτη ἡ θεῖα καὶ ἱερὰ βίβλος ὑπάρχει τοῦ θεοφιλεστάτου ἐπισκόπου στρουμνήτζης ἀνανίου) does not mention any chronological details, when the book came in the possession of Ananias. Erich Trapp dates his occupation of the bishop’s office to the 14th century. Other scholars suggest that he was identical with Ananias, the Bishop of Strumica, who was active in the 16th century.