Pope Anastasius II
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 | 16 November 498 Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom |
| 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
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- ↑ "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
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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 Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Anastasius II Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Gelasius I |
Pope 496-498 |
Succeeded by Symmachus |