ANASTASIUS

'Anastasius' (also: 'Anastasios' and 'Anastasi') is derived from the Greek meaning "resurrection". Its female form is "Anastasia". As a proper name, it may refer to one of the following.
Byzantine Emperors:

★ Anastasius I -- Byzantine emperor from 491-518

★ Anastasius II -- Byzantine emperor from 713-715
Roman Catholic Popes named 'Anastasius':

★ Pope Anastasius I -- Pope from 399-401

★ Pope Anastasius II -- Pope from 496-498

★ Pope Anastasius III -- Pope from 911-913

★ Pope Anastasius IV -- Pope from 1153 to 1154
Other Christian saints and clergy

★ Saint Anastasius - a martyr under Nero.

★ Anastasius of Armenia - Catholicos of Armenia from 661 thrugh 667

★ Saint Anastasius of Lérida

★ Saint Anastasius of Sinai - abbot of the monostary of Mt. Sinai (7th century)

★ St. Anastasius Cornicularius

★ Saint Anastasius the Fuller -- Christian martyr (d. 304)

★ Saint Anastasius of Antioch -- bishop of Antioch (d. 598/599)

★ Saint Anastasius of Pannonhalma -- ambassador of Stephen I of Hungary (d. 1030)

★ Anastasius Bibliothecarius (c. 810-878) -- librarian of the Church of Rome, scholar and statesman, sometimes identified as an Antipope

★ Patriarch Anastasius I -- Patriarch of Constantinople from 730-754

★ Anastasius Germonius -- Archbishop of Tarantaise and canon lawyer (1551-1627)

★ Pope Anastasius of Alexandria -- Coptic Pope of Alexandria from 605-616

★ Anastasius, 4th century martyr (see Julian and Basilissa)
Other persons:

★ Anton Alexander Graf von Auersperg (1806-1876) -- Austrian poet who wrote under the pseudonym of 'Anastasius Grün'.