Pope St. Anastasius I
Pope St. Anastasius I is a Roman by birth, he became pope in 399.
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Pope St. Anastasius I, Saint, pope, a pontiff who is remembered chiefly for his condemnation of Origenism. A Roman by birth, he became pope in 399. and died within a little less than four years. Among his friends were Augustine, and Jerome, and Paulinus. Jerome speaks of him as a man of great holiness who was rich in his poverty. It was during the time of the barbarian invasions.[1]
Acta SS., III, September; Butler, Lives of the Saints, 27 September.
References
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