Anastasius III, Pope

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Reigned 911-913

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The one hundred and twenty-third occupant of the Holy See, elected September, 911; d. November, 913. He was a Roman, being the son of a certain Lucian. His reign was marked with moderation, but beyond this history gives no details of his life, except that he was active in determining the ecclesiastical divisions of Germany. He succeeded Sergius III (904-911), and reigned, at most, about two years and two months.

P.L., CXXXI, 1181; JAFFÉ, Regesta Pont. Rom. I, 448: II, 706; HOEFER, Biogr. Univ., I, 477.

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APA citation. Pope Anastasius III. (1907). In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01455a.htm

MLA citation. "Pope Anastasius III." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. <https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01455a.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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