Anastasius Given Name
Gender	male
Meaning	resurrection
Origin	Greek
Related names	Anastasia
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Anastasius (also: Anastasios, Greek Ἀναστάσιος, and Anastasis) is derived from the Greek ἀνάστασις meaning "resurrection". Its female form is "Anastasia".

It may refer to:

• Anastasius, a novel by Thomas Hope in the early 19th century.

As a proper name, it may refer to one of the following.

Byzantine Emperors:

• Anastasius I -- Byzantine emperor from 491-518
• Anastasius II -- Byzantine emperor from 713-715

Roman Catholic Popes named Anastasius:

• Pope Anastasius I -- Pope from 399-401
• Pope Anastasius II -- Pope from 496-498
• Pope Anastasius III -- Pope from 911-913
• Pope Anastasius IV -- Pope from 1153 to 1154

Other Christian saints and clergy

• Saint Anastasius - a martyr under Nero.
• Anastasius of Armenia - Catholicos of Armenia from 661 through 667
• Saint Anastasius of Lérida
• Saint Anastasius of Sinai - theologian, Father of the Eastern Orthodox Church, monk, priest, and abbot of the monastery at Mt. Sinai (7th century)
• St. Anastasius Cornicularius
• Saint Anastasius the Fuller -- Christian martyr (d. 304)
• Saint Anastasius of Antioch -- bishop of Antioch (d. 598/599)
• Saint Anastasius of Pannonhalma -- ambassador of Stephen I of Hungary (d. 1030)
• Anastasius Bibliothecarius (c. 810-878) -- librarian of the Church of Rome, scholar and statesman, sometimes identified as an Antipope
• Patriarch Anastasius I -- Patriarch of Constantinople from 730-754
• Anastasius Germonius -- Archbishop of Tarantaise and canon lawyer (1551-1627)
• Pope Anastasius of Alexandria -- Coptic Pope of Alexandria from 605-616
• Anastasius, 4th century martyr (see Julian and Basilissa)

Other persons:

• Anton Alexander Graf von Auersperg (1806-1876) -- Austrian poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Anastasius Grün.
• Anastasio Somoza García, Nicaraguan dictator (ruled 1936-1956)
• Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan dictator (ruled 1967-1979)
• Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero, son of Somoza Debayle

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