Pope from September 911 - November 913
Died: November 913
Give me the scoop on Anastasius III.
Very (VERY) little is known about our 120th pope. Anastasius III was the son of a Roman nobleman named Lucian, and one of the only acts we know about includes him intervening to help moderate Germany’s ecclesiastical disputes. Reigning a little over two years, Anastasius III died in November 913 and was buried in St. Peter’s Basilica.
What was he known for?
Anastasius III may have been a pawn of Theophylact and Theodora, the Roman senator and his wife. The pair and their family were in near-total control over Roman pontiffs for the first half of the 10th Century, a period that’s since become known as the Saeculum Obscurum, or the “Dark Ages” of the papacy.
What else was going on in the world at the time?
A monastery dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel, San Miguel de Escalada, was constructed in 913 in León, Spain and dedicated by the region’s bishop, Genadio of Astorga.
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John, E. (1964). The Popes: A concise biographical history. New York: Hawthorn Books.
Died: November 913
Give me the scoop on Anastasius III.
Very (VERY) little is known about our 120th pope. Anastasius III was the son of a Roman nobleman named Lucian, and one of the only acts we know about includes him intervening to help moderate Germany’s ecclesiastical disputes. Reigning a little over two years, Anastasius III died in November 913 and was buried in St. Peter’s Basilica.
What was he known for?
Anastasius III may have been a pawn of Theophylact and Theodora, the Roman senator and his wife. The pair and their family were in near-total control over Roman pontiffs for the first half of the 10th Century, a period that’s since become known as the Saeculum Obscurum, or the “Dark Ages” of the papacy.
What else was going on in the world at the time?
A monastery dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel, San Miguel de Escalada, was constructed in 913 in León, Spain and dedicated by the region’s bishop, Genadio of Astorga.
SOURCES (and further reading)
John, E. (1964). The Popes: A concise biographical history. New York: Hawthorn Books.
Guruge, A. (2010). The Next Pope. New Hampshire: WOWNH
Pope Anastasius III - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01455a.htm
Pope Anastasius III - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Anastasius_III
910s - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/910s
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