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Pope Saint

Anastasius I
Papacy began27 November 399
Papacy ended19 December 401
PredecessorSiricius
SuccessorInnocent I
Personal details
Born
Anastasius
Died19 December 401
Rome
Sainthood
Feast day19 December
Other popes named Anastasius
Papal styles of
Pope Anastasius I
Reference styleHis Holiness
Spoken styleYour Holiness
Religious styleHoly Father
Posthumous styleSaint

Pope Anastasius I (died 19 December 401) served as Pope from 27 November 399 to his death in 401.[1]

Biography

He was born in Rome, the son of Maximus. He condemned the writings of the Alexandrian theologian Origen shortly after their translation into Latin. He fought against these writings throughout his papacy, and in 400 he called a council to discuss them. The council agreed that Origen was not faithful to the Catholic Church.[2]

If Origen has put forth any other writings, you are to know that they and their author are alike condemned by me. The Lord have you in safe keeping, my lord and brother deservedly held in honour.

— letter to Simplicianus, [3]

During his reign he also encouraged Catholics in North Africa to fight Donatism.[2] He instructed priests to stand and bow their head as they read from the gospels.[1] Among his friends were Augustine, Jerome, and Paulinus. Jerome speaks of him as a man of great holiness who was rich in his poverty.[4] He died in Rome[5] and was eventually buried in the Catacomb of Pontian together with his son, who would be Pope Innocent I, probably a unique case of a Pope being succeeded by his son.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Saint of the Day, December 19". SaintPatrickDC.org. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. ^ a b "Pope Anastasius I". The Ecole Glossary.
  3. ^ "Letter XCV. From Pope Anastasius to Simplicianus". The Principal Works of St. Jerome.
  4. ^ Campbell, Thomas (1907). "Pope St. Anastasius I". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. ^ The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Saint Anastasius I". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 8 August 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/64800
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