Birthplace
Rome
Pope from
24 November 496
Pope until
16 November 498
Died
16 November 498
Who he was
Anastasius was a native of Rome, elected in November 496. He reigned for just under two years, and little is recorded of him.
What he is remembered for
He kept the demand that the name of Acacius of Constantinople be struck from the lists read at the altar, but accepted that the sacraments Acacius had administered were valid, which displeased many in Rome. He also condemned the opinion that the soul is passed on from parents to child. He is one of the less-known popes of his century.
Sources
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