Anastasius II
Birth name	Anastasius
Papacy began	November 24, 496
Papacy ended	November 16, 498
Predecessor	Saint Gelasius I
Successor	Saint Symmachus
Born	??? ???
Died	November 16, 498 Rome, Italy
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Anastasius II (died November 16, 498) was pope from November 24, 496 to his death. He lived in the time of the schism of Acacius of Constantinople. He showed some tendency towards conciliation, and thus brought upon himself the lively reproaches of the author of the Liber Pontificalis. On the strength of this tradition, Dante placed this pope in Hell. Vatican coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Battle of Tolbiac; Clovis I defeats the Alamanni accepts Catholic baptism at Reims. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Events November 22 - After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected pope in Santa Maria Maggiore. ... Gelasius I was Pope (492 - 496). ... Symmachus was pope from 498 to 514. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Events November 22 - After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected pope in Santa Maria Maggiore. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Events November 22 - After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected pope in Santa Maria Maggiore. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the successor of St. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Battle of Tolbiac; Clovis I defeats the Alamanni accepts Catholic baptism at Reims. ... Acacius was a cognomen of Rome, and the name of various saints: Saint Acacius the Bishop Saint Acacius of Byzantium (d. ... The Book of the Popes or the Liber Pontificalis is a major source for early medieval history but was also met with intense critical scrutiny. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... Medieval illustration of Hell in the Hortus deliciarum manuscript of Herrad of Landsberg (about 1180) Hell is, according to many religious beliefs, a place or a state of painful suffering. ...

External links

Biography of Anastasius II on the Catholic Encyclopedia

Gelasius I was Pope (492 - 496). ... For a graphical representation of this list, see list of popes (graphical). ... Symmachus was pope from 498 to 514. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.