# Anastasius

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Anastasius (Latinized) or Anastasios (Greek: Αναστάσιος, romanized: Anastasios) is a masculine given name of Greek origin derived from the Greek word ἀνάστασις (anastasis) meaning "resurrection". Its female form is Anastasia (Greek: Αναστασία). A diminutive form of Anastasios is Tassos (Greek: Τάσος) or Tasos (Greek: Τάσος).

## People
### Byzantine emperors

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

### Popes of Rome

* Pope Anastasius I, papacy 399–401
* Pope Anastasius II, papacy 496–498
* Pope Anastasius III, papacy 911–913
* Pope Anastasius IV, papacy 1153–1154

### Other Christian saints and clergy

* Saint Anastasius, martyr under Nero
* Saint Anastasius the Fuller (died 304), martyr and patron saint of fullers and weavers
* Saint Anastasius of Lleida [ca] (c. 263–11 May 305)
* Pope Anastasius of Alexandria, Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria 605–616
* Anastasius of Antioch (disambiguation), multiple people
* Anastasius (Graeco-Roman jurist) (fl. 6th century)
* Saint Anastasius of Persia (died 628), Persian martyr
* Saint Anastasius of Pavia (died 680), bishop of Pavia
* Anastasius of Armenia, 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)
* Anastasius Bibliothecarius (c. 810–878), librarian of the Church of Rome, scholar and statesman, sometimes identified as an Antipope
* Astrik or Saint Anastasius of Pannonhalma, ambassador of Stephen I of Hungary
* Anastasius of Suppentonia (died 570), abbot
* Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople 730–754
* Anastasius, Cardinal-priest of the title of San Clemente, c. 1102–c.1125
* Anastasius Germonius (1551–1627), Archbishop of Tarantaise and canon lawyer
* 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
* Anastasios (1929–2025), Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania

### Politicians and military

* Anastasios Balkos (1916–1995), Greek politician
* Anastasios Charalambis (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 (1857–1935), Greek general
* 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

### 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 architect
* Anastasios Orlandos (1887–1979), Greek archeologist and architect
* Anastasios Rousakis (born 1985), Greek footballer
* Anastasios Schizas (born 1977), Greek water polo player
* Anastasios Triantafyllou (born 1987), Greek weightlifter

### 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