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39th Roman Pontiff
St Anastasius I
ANASTASIVS
39th Successor of St Peter · 399–401 · Rome · b. Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
399
Elected
401
Reign ended
2 years
Length
4th
Century
The Life
Roman citizen. Feast day 19 December. Instructed priests to stand and bow their heads as they read from the Gospels.
Portrait: Manuel Rodríguez y Pérez de Tudela (1866-1926) / Wikimedia Commons