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50th Roman Pontiff
Anastasius II
ANASTASIVS Secundus
50th Successor of St Peter · 496–498 · Rome · b. Rome, Italy, Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
496
Elected
498
Reign ended
2 years
Length
5th
Century
The Life
Roman citizen of Greek descent, later a subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy. Tried to end the Acacian schism, but it resulted in the Laurentian schism. Earliest pope not canonized by either the Latin Church or the Eastern Church.
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