Pope Anastasius III (
Latin: ''Anastasius Tertius''; c. 865 - June 913) was the
bishop of Rome and ruler of the
Papal States from April 911 to his death.
Anastasius was a Roman by birth. 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.
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
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Saracen ( ) was a term used in the early centuries, both in Greek language, Greek and Latin writings, to refer ...
, after they established themselves on the
Garigliano river.
He was buried in
St. Peter's Basilica.
References
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External links
''Catholic Encyclopedia'':Pope Anastasius III
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Burials at St. Peter's Basilica
10th-century popes