Pope Anastasius III
Head of the Catholic Church from 911 to 913
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Pope Anastasius III (c.â865 â June 913[1]) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from April 911 to his death.
Anastasius III | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rome | |
Denarius of Anastasius III | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | April 911 |
| Papacy ended | June 913 |
| Predecessor | Sergius III |
| Successor | Lando |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 865 |
| Died | June 913 Rome, Papal States |
| Other popes named Anastasius | |
Anastasius was a Roman by birth.[2] A Roman nobleman, Lucian, is sometimes recognized as his father, although other sources assert that he was the illegitimate son of his predecessor, Pope Sergius III.[citation needed]
Almost nothing is recorded of Pope Anastasius III, his pontificate falling in the period when Rome and the papacy were in the power of Theophylact I of Tusculum and Theodora, who approved Anastasius III's candidacy. Under his reign, the Normans of Rollo were evangelized. Anastasius III's papacy faced renewed threats from the Saracens, after they established themselves on the Garigliano river.[3] He was buried in St. Peter's Basilica.
