Pope Anastasius III
| Pope Anastasius III | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rome | |
Denarius of Anastasius III
| |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | April 911 |
| Papacy ended | June 913 |
| Predecessor | Sergius III |
| Successor | Lando |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 865 Rome, Papal States |
| Died | June 913 Rome, Papal States |
| Other popes named Anastasius | |
Pope Anastasius III (c. 865 — June 913[1]) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from April 911 to his death.
Anastasius was a Roman by birth.[2] A Roman nobleman, Lucian, is sometimes recognized as his father, although other sources assert that he was the illegitimate son of his predecessor, Pope Sergius III.
Almost nothing is recorded of Pope Anastasius III, his pontificate falling in the period when Rome and the papacy were in the power of Theophylact I of Tusculum and Theodora, who approved Anastasius III's candidacy. Under his reign, the Normans of Rollo were evangelized. Anastasius III's papacy faced renewed threats from the Saracens, after they established themselves on the Garigliano river.[3] He was buried in St. Peter's Basilica.
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Pope Anastasius III, the one hundred and twenty-third occupant of the Holy See, elected September, 911; d. November, 913. He was a Roman, being the son of a certain Lucian. His reign was marked with moderation, but beyond this history gives no details of his life, except that he was active in determining the ecclesiastical divisions of Germany. He succeeded Sergius III (904–911), and reigned, at most, about two years and two months.
P.L., CXXXI, 1181; Jaffé, Regesta Pont. Rom. I, 448: II, 706; Hoefer, Biogr. Univ., I, 477.
References
- Back to citation "Pope Anastasius III (Anastasio ) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Retrieved 19 April 2022. The date of death is assigned by J.N.D. Kelly and M.J. Walsh, Oxford Dictionary of Popes, second edition (Oxford: OUP 2010), p. 119, to "c. Oct. 913."
- Back to citation Platina, Bartolomeo (1479), The Lives of the Popes From The Time Of Our Saviour Jesus Christ to the Accession of Gregory VII, vol. I, London: Griffith Farran & Co., p. 244, retrieved 2013-04-25
- Back to citation Roger Collins (1 Jan 2009). Keepers of the Keys of Heaven: A History of the Papacy. Basic Books. p. 175. ISBN 9780786744183.