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A pontiff who is remembered chiefly for his condemnation of Origenism. A Roman by birth, he became pope in 399, and died within a little less than four years. Among his friends were Augustine, and Jerome, and Paulinus. Jerome speaks of him as a man of great holiness who was rich in his poverty. It was during the time of the barbarian invasions.
Acta SS., III, September; BUTLER, Lives of the Saints. 27 September.
APA citation. Campbell, T. (1907). Pope St. Anastasius I. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01454c.htm
MLA citation. Campbell, Thomas. "Pope St. Anastasius I." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. <https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01454c.htm>.
Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by W.S. French, Jr.
Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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Source Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) · Letter A
