Pope Anastasius II

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]

Pope Anastasius II
Papacy began24 November 496
Papacy ended16 November 498
PredecessorGelasius I
SuccessorSymmachus
Personal details
Birth nameAnastasius
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Died(498-11-16)16 November 498
Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom
Other popes named Anastasius

Early life

Anastasius was born in Rome.[2]

Pope

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

In the Divine Comedy, Dante placed this pope in Hell.[5]

References

Emblem of the popes
  1. "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2012-8-27.
  2. "Pope Anastasius II", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-8-27.
  3. "Anastasius," Encyclopedia Britannica (1911); retrieved 2012-8-27.
  4. McBrien. Lives of the Popes (San Francisco, Harper, 2000) p. 82–83.
  5. Bunson, Matthew. (2004). OSV's Encyclopedia of Catholic History, p. 74.

Other websites

Media related to Anastasius II at Wikimedia Commons

  •  "Pope Anastasius II" . 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
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