Papacy began 27 November 399 Name Pope I Posthumous style Saint Feast day 19 December | Birth name Anastasius Papacy ended 19 December 401 Parents Maximus | |
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Similar People Pope Innocent I, Pope Pius I, Pope Sixtus I, Pope Felix III, Pope Celestine I | ||
Glory to god dec 19 patron st pope anastasius i
Pope Anastasius I (died 19 December 401) served as Pope from 27 November 399 to his death in 401.
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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.
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.
During his reign he also encouraged Catholics in North Africa to fight Donatism. He instructed priests to stand and bow their head as they read from the gospels. Among his friends were Augustine, Jerome, and Paulinus. Jerome speaks of him as a man of great holiness who was rich in his poverty. He died in Rome 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.