Pope Anastasius III
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Anastasius III | |
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Birth name | Anastasius |
Papacy began | April 911 |
Papacy ended | June 913 |
Predecessor | Sergius III |
Successor | Lando |
Born | ??? Rome, Italy |
Died | June 913 Rome, Italy |
Other popes named Anastasius |
Anastasius III (died June 913) was Pope from April 911 to June 913, was a Roman by birth. He was allegedly the illegitimate son of his predecessor Pope Sergius III (904–911). Other sources mention Lucian, a Roman nobleman, as his father.
Practically nothing is recorded of Pope Anastasius III, his pontificate falling in the period when Rome and the Papacy were in the power of Theophylact, Count of Tusculum and his wife Theodora, who approved Anastasius III's candidacy. Under his reign the Normans of Rollo were evangelized.
He was buried in St. Peter's Basilica.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope Anastasius III
- Opera Omnia by Migne Patrologia Latina with analytical indexes
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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Preceded by Sergius III |
Pope 911–913 |
Succeeded by Lando |