Anastasius (Latinized) or Anastasios () is a masculine given name of Greek origin derived from the Greek word (''anastasis'') meaning "

resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions involving the same person or deity returning to another body. The disappearance of a body is anothe ...

". Its female form is ''

Anastasia Anastasia (from ) is a feminine given name of Greek and Slavic origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe. Origin The name Anastasia originated during the Early Christianity, early d ...

'' (). A diminutive form of ''Anastasios'' is ''Tassos'' () or ''Tasos'' ().

People

Byzantine emperors

* Anastasius I Dicorus, reign 491–518 * Anastasios II (died 719), reign 713–715

Popes of Rome

Pope Anastasius I Pope Anastasius I was the bishop of Rome from 27 November 399 to his death on 19 December 401. Retrieved 4 March 2012. Anastasius was born in Rome, and was the son of Maximus. He succeeded Siricius as pope and condemned the writings of the Al ...

, papacy 399–401 *

Pope Anastasius II Pope Anastasius II (died 19 November 498) was the bishop of Rome from 24 November 496 to his death on 19 November 498. He was an important figure in trying to end the Acacian schism, but his efforts resulted in the Laurentian schism, which f ...

, papacy 496–498 * Pope Anastasius III, papacy 911–913 *

Pope Anastasius IV Pope Anastasius IV ( – 3 December 1154), born Corrado Demetri della Suburra, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 July 1153 to his death in 1154. He is the most recent pope to take the name "Anastasius" upon his ...

, papacy 1153–1154

Other Christian saints and clergy

* Saint Anastasius, martyr under

Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his ...

* Saint Anastasius the Fuller (died 304), martyr and patron saint of fullers and weavers * ( 263–11 May 305) * Anastasius of Jerusalem, patriarch of the Church of Jerusalem from 458 to 478 * Anastasius of Suppentonia (died 570), abbot * Pope Anastasius of Alexandria, Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria 605–616 * Anastasius of Antioch (disambiguation), multiple people * Saint Anastasius of Persia (died 628), Persian martyr * Saint Anastasius of Pavia (died 680), bishop of Pavia *

Anastasius of Armenia Anastasius (Latinized) or Anastasios () is a masculine given name of Greek origin derived from the Greek word (''anastasis'') meaning " resurrection". Its female form is ''Anastasia'' (). A diminutive form of ''Anastasios'' is ''Tassos'' () or ' ...

, successor of Nerses III the Builder as Catholicos of Armenia from 661 to 667 * Saint Anastasius Sinaita (fl. 7th century), theologian, Father of the Eastern Orthodox Church, monk, priest, and abbot of the monastery at Mt. Sinai * Anastasius (abbot of Euthymius) (fl. 8th century) *

Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople Anastasius of Constantinople (also Anastasios; Greek: Ἀναστάσιος; died January 754) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 730 to 754. He had been preceded by patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (715–730). Anastasiu ...

, Patriarch of Constantinople 730–754 *

Anastasius Bibliothecarius Anastasius Bibliothecarius (c. 810 – c. 878) was the chief archivist and librarian () of the Holy See and also briefly a claimant to the papacy. Early life He was a nephew of Bishop Arsenius of Orte, who executed important commissions a ...

( 810–878), librarian of the Church of Rome, scholar and statesman, sometimes identified as an Antipope *

Astrik Saint Astrik of Pannonhalma (also known as Anastasius, Astericus, Ascrick, Astrissicus) (died c. 1030/1040) is a saint of the 11th century. Life Radla was a Czech or Croat from Bohemia, who was a monk in Hungary. He probably received the habit at ...

or Saint Anastasius of Pannonhalma, ambassador of Stephen I of Hungary * Anastasius, Cardinal-priest of the title of San Clemente, 1102–c.1125 *

Anastasius Germonius Anastasius Germonius (Anastasio Germonio in Italian and Anastase Germon in French) (15514 August 1627) was an Italian Canon lawyer, diplomatist and archbishop of Tarantaise, who belonged to the family of the marquises of Ceve, in Piedmont, wher ...

(1551–1627), Archbishop of Tarantaise and canon lawyer *

Anastasius Crimca Anastasius (, secular name Ilie Crimca, ; 1550–1629) was a Moldavian Eastern Orthodox clergyman, as well as a calligrapher, illuminator, and writer. Born in Suceava, he was the Metropolitan of Moldavia (1608–1617; 1619–1629) and the fou ...

( 1550–1629), Moldavian Eastern Orthodox clergyman, calligrapher, illuminator and writer * Anastasius the Melodist (Hymnographer), believed to be a name of three or more melodists, one of whom is believed to have been a contemporary of Rhomanos * Joseph Wenzel Franz Anastasius (1767–1842), Prince of the House of Liechtenstein, priest and general in the Austrian army * Anastasius Hartmann (1803–1886), Capuchin, missionary in India and Titular Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Patna and Bombay * Anastasius Gribanovsky (1873–1965), hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia * Anastasios (1929–2025), Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania

Politicians and military

* Anastasios Balkos (1916–1995), Greek politician *

Anastasios Charalambis Anastasios Charalambis (; 22 September 1862 – 11 March 1949) was a Greeks, Greek Lieutenant General and interim List of Prime Ministers of Greece, Prime Minister of Greece for one day in 1922. Military service Anastasios Charalambis was born ...

(1862–1949), Greek officer and interim Prime Minister of Greece * Anastasios Dalipis (1896–1949), Greek Army officer and politician * Anastasios Karatasos (1764–1830), Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence * Anastasios Londos (1791–1856), Greek politician and senator * Anastasios Nerantzis (1944–2021), Greek politician * Anastasios Papaligouras (born 1948), Greek politician *

Anastasios Papoulas Anastasios Papoulas (; 1/13 January 1857 – 24 April 1935) was a Greek general, most notable as the Greek commander-in-chief during most of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22. Originally a firm royalist, after 1922 he shifted towards the re ...

(1857–1935), Greek general during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 * Anastasios Peponis (1924–2011), Greek politician * Anastasios Polyzoidis (1802–1873), Greek politician and judicial official * Anastasios Tsamados (1774–1825), Greek admiral of the Greek War of Independence * Anastasios Pichion (1836–1913), Greek educator and revolutionary of the Macedonian Struggle * Anastasios Andreou (1877–1947), Cypriot athlete and volunteer in the Greek army for the Greco-Turkish war of 1897 * Anastasios Voulgaris (died 1839), Bulgarian-born Greek revolutionary during the Greek War of independence * Anastasios Manakis ( 1790–1864), Greek revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence * Anastasios Christopoulos (1805–1854), Greek lawyer and revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence * Anastasios Mavromichalis (1798–1870), Greek revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence and politician * Anastasios Kourakis (1948–2021), Greek politician, pediatrician and geneticist * Anastasios Mitropoulos (born 1957), Greek footballer and politician * Anastasios Chatzivasileiou (born 1981), Greek politician * Anastasios Giannitsis (born 1944), Greek politician, academic and business executive * Joseph Wenzel Franz Anastasius (1767–1842), Prince of the House of Liechtenstein, priest and general in the Austrian army * Anastasius Fétul (1816–1886), Moldavian and Romanian physician, naturalist, philanthropist and political figure

Sports

* Anastasios Bountouris (born 1955), Greek Olympic medalist in sailing * Anastasios Dimitriadis (born 1997), Greek footballer * Anastasios Lagos (born 1992) Greek footballer * Anastasios Metaxas (1862–1937), Greek sport shooter and architect * Anastasios Rousakis (born 1985), Greek footballer * Anastasios Schizas (born 1977), Greek water polo player * Anastasios Triantafyllou (born 1987), Greek weightlifter * Anastasios Vatistas (born 1945), Greek sailor * Anastasios Chatzigiovanis (born 1997), Greek footballer * Anastasios Gousis (born 1979), Greek sprinter * Anastasios Kritikos (born 1995), Greek footballer * Anastasios Sidiropoulos (born 1979), Greek football referee * Anastasios Bavelas (born 1968), Greek tennis player * Anastasios Anastasopoulos (1915–1981), Greek chess player * Anastasios Theodorakis (1902-unknown), Greek water polo player * Anastasios Gavrilis (born 1952), Greek sailor * Anastasios Kakos (born 1970), Greek football referee * Anastasios Papanastasiou (born 1964), Greek water polo player * Anastasios Vogiatzis (born 1936), Greek sailor * Anastasios Christofileas (born 1988), Greek footballer * Anastasios Karagiozis (born 1997), Greek footballer * Anastasios Andreou (1877–1947), Greek Cypriot athlete and soldier in the Greco-Turkish war of 1897 * Anastasios Papachristos (born 1993), Greek footballer * Anastasios Tsiou, Greek Paralympian athlete * Anastasios Tsikaris (born 1966), Greek water polo player * Anastasios Kissas (born 1988), Cypriot footballer * Anastasios Salonidis (born 1979), Greek footballer * Anastasios Pastos (born 1978), Greek footballer * Anastasios Katsabis (born 1973), Greek footballer * Anastasios Papakonstantinou (born 1963), Greek bobsledder * Anastasios Mousidis (1934–2010), Greek wrestler * Anastasios Tselios (born 2002), Greek footballer * Anastasios Bakasetas (born 1993), Greek footballer * Anastasios Sapountzis (born 2002), Greek footballer * Anastasios Dentsas (born 1982), Greek footballer and coach * Anastasios Douvikas (born 1999), Greek footballer * Anastasios Lordos (born 1949), Cypriot sport shooter * Anastasios Donis (born 1996), Greek footballer * Anastasios Triantafyllou (born 1979), Greek footballer * Anastasios Vasiliadis (born 1974), Greek tennis player * Anastasios Kantoutsis (born 1994), Greek footballer * Anastasios Papazoglou (born 1988), Greek footballer * Anastasios Meletidis (born 1999), Greek footballer * Anastasios Karakoutsis (born 1983), Greek footballer * Anastasios Tsoumagas (born 1991), Greek footballer * Anastasios Avlonitis (born 1990), Greek footballer * Anastasios Venetis (born 1980), Greek footballer * Anastasios Antonakis (born 1992), Greek basketball player * Anastasios Karamanos (born 1990), Greek footballer * Anastasios Kyriakos (born 1978), Greek footballer * Anastasios Zarkadas (born 1994), Greek footballer * Anastasios Kritikos (born 1914), Greek footballer * Anastasios Pantos (born 1976), Greek footballer * Anastasios Spyropoulos (born 1995), Greek basketball player * Anastasios Tsokanis (born 1991), Greek footballer * Anastasios Markopoulos (born 1949), Greek basketball player and coach * Anastasios Dimas (born 1988), Greek basketball player * Anastasios Mitropoulos (born 1957), Greek footballer and politician

Other people named Anastasius

* Anastasius the jurist (fl. 5th or 6th century), Roman jurist * Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Moschianus Probus Magnus (fl. 6th century), Byzantine statesman * Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius (fl. 6th century), Byzantine statesman * Anastasius of Samaria (fl. 6th century), Byzantine official * Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen (1670–1739), German theologian and scholar * Anastasius Fétul (1816–1886), Moldavian and Romanian physician, naturalist, philanthropist and political figure * Anastasius Nordenholz (1862–1953), German-Argentine author

Other people named Anastasios

* Anastasios Michail ( 1675–1722), Greek scholar * Anastasios Koulouriotis (1822–1887), Arvanite Greek writer * Anastasios Tagis (1839–1900), Greek scholar and philological teacher * Anastasios Christomanos (1841–1906), Greek chemist * Anastasios Metaxas (1862–1937), Greek architect and sport shooter * Anastasios Orlandos (1887–1979), Greek archeologist and architect * Anastasios George Leventis (1902–1975), Greek Cypriot businessman * Anastasios Christodoulou (1932–2002), Greek Cypriot university administrator * Anastasios Venetsanopoulos (1941–2014), Greek-Canadian engineer * Anastasios Kyriakides (born 1946), Greek-American businessman * Anastasios Bakirtzis (born 1956), Greek electrical and computer engineer * George Anastasios Magalios (born 1967), Greek-Canadian artist * Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas (born 1972), Greek singer, actor and businessman * Anastasios Isaac (1972–1996), Greek Cypriot refugee murdered during a demonstration * Anastasios Tsonis, Greek-American atmospheric scientist *

Anastasios Soulis Anastasios Soulis (born 8 January 1987) is a Swedish actor. He was born to a Greek father, Georgios Soulis and a Finnish mother, Katariina Nerg. Selected filmography *2000 - '' Den bästa sommaren'' *2001 - '' Hem ljuva hem'' *2001 - '' Grynin ...

(born 1987), Swedish actor * Anastasios Nyfadopoulos (born 1992), Greek artist * Anastasios Melis, Greek-American biologist * Anastasios John Kanellopoulos, Greek-American eye surgeon

Pseudonym

* Anton Alexander Graf von Auersperg (1806–1876), Austrian poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Anastasius Grün

Other

* ''Anastasius'', a 19th-century novel by Thomas Hope