Anastasius
male given name
Anastasius (Latinized) or Anastasios (Greek: Αναστάσιος, romanized: Anastasios) is a masculine given name of Greek origin derived from the Greek word ἀνάστασις (anastasis) meaning "resurrection". Its female form is Anastasia (Greek: Αναστασία). A diminutive form of Anastasios is Tassos (Greek: Τάσσος) or Tasos (Greek: Τάσος).
People
Byzantine emperors
Anastasius I Dicorus, reign 491–518
Anastasios II (died 719), reign 713–715
Popes of Rome
Pope Anastasius I, papacy 399–401
Pope Anastasius II, papacy 496–498
Pope Anastasius III, papacy 911–913
Pope Anastasius IV, papacy 1153–1154
Other Christian saints and clergy
Saint Anastasius, martyr under Nero
Saint Anastasius the Fuller (died 304), martyr and patron saint of fullers and weavers
Saint Anastasius of Lleida (c. 263–11 May 305)
Anastasius of Jerusalem, patriarch of the Church of Jerusalem from 458 to 478
Anastasius of Suppentonia (died 570), abbot
Pope Anastasius of Alexandria, Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria 605–616
Anastasius of Antioch (disambiguation), multiple people
Saint Anastasius of Persia (died 628), Persian martyr
Saint Anastasius of Pavia (died 680), bishop of Pavia
Anastasius of Armenia, successor of Nerses III the Builder as Catholicos of Armenia from 661 to 667
Saint Anastasius Sinaita (fl. 7th century), theologian, Father of the Eastern Orthodox Church, monk, priest, and abbot of the monastery at Mt. Sinai
Anastasius (abbot of Euthymius) (fl. 8th century)
Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople 730–754
Anastasius Bibliothecarius (c. 810–878), librarian of the Church of Rome, scholar and statesman, sometimes identified as an Antipope
Astrik or Saint Anastasius of Pannonhalma, ambassador of Stephen I of Hungary
Anastasius, Cardinal-priest of the title of San Clemente, c. 1102–c.1125
Anastasius Germonius (1551–1627), Archbishop of Tarantaise and canon lawyer
Anastasius Crimca (c.
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