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

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, and was the son of Maximus. He succeeded Siricius as

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and condemned the writings of the

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n theologian

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shortly after their translation into

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. He fought against these writings throughout his papacy, and in 400 he called a council to discuss them. The council agreed that Origen was not faithful to the Church. During his reign, he also encouraged Christians in North Africa to fight

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. He instructed priests to stand and bow their head as they read from the

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. Among his friends were Augustine,

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, and Paulinus. Jerome speaks of him as a man of great holiness who was rich in his poverty. He died in

and was eventually buried in the Catacomb of Pontian together with his immediate successor, Innocent I. Jerome also referred to Anastasius as Innocent's father, although scholars have argued this was displaying a hierarchical relationship rather than a biological one.

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