Pope Anastasius I

Pope Saint
Anastasius I
Papacy began 27 November 399
Papacy ended 19 December 401
Predecessor Siricius
Successor Innocent I
Personal details
Birth name Anastasius
Died 19 December 401
Rome
Sainthood
Feast day 19 December
Other popes named Anastasius
Papal styles of
Pope Anastasius I
Reference style His Holiness
Spoken style Your Holiness
Religious style Holy Father
Posthumous style Saint

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. 1 2 "Saint of the Day, December 19". SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. 1 2 "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. Catholic Encyclopedia. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  5. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Saint Anastasius I". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/64800
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Titles of the Great Christian Church
Preceded by
Siricius
Pope
399401
Succeeded by
Innocent I
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