Pope Anastasius II
Appearance
Pope Anastasius II | |
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Papacy began | 24 November 496 |
Papacy ended | 16 November 498 |
Predecessor | Gelasius I |
Successor | Symmachus |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Anastasius |
Born | ??? ??? |
Died | Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom | 16 November 498
Other popes named Anastasius |
Pope Anastasius II (Latin: Anastasius Secondus; died 16 November 498) was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 50th Pope from 496 until his death in 498.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Anastasius was born in Rome.[2]
Pope
[change | change source]Anastasius was elected pope on November 24, 496.[2]
Anastasius II was pontiff during a time of controversy involving Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople[3] Anastasius died in 498 at the height of the crisis.[4]
Legacy
[change | change source]In the Divine Comedy, Dante placed this pope in Hell.[5]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2012-8-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pope Anastasius II", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-8-27.
- ↑ "Anastasius," Encyclopedia Britannica (1911); retrieved 2012-8-27.
- ↑ McBrien. Lives of the Popes (San Francisco, Harper, 2000) p. 82–83.
- ↑ Bunson, Matthew. (2004). OSV's Encyclopedia of Catholic History, p. 74[permanent dead link].
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Anastasius II at Wikimedia Commons
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
- Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Anastasius II Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by Gelasius I |
Pope 496-498 |
Succeeded by Symmachus |