  anastasius () is derived from the greek á¼Î½Î¬ÏÏÎ±ÏÎ¹Ï (anastasis) meaning "resurrection". its female form is anastasia. ==proper name== ===byzantine emperors=== *anastasius i (emperor) â byzantine emperor 491â518 *anastasios ii (died 718) â byzantine emperor 713â715 ===popes=== *pope anastasius i â pope 399â401 *pope anastasius ii â pope 496â498 *pope anastasius iii â pope 911â913 *pope anastasius iv â pope 1153 to 1154 ===other christian saints and clergy=== *saint anastasius â a martyr under nero *saint anastasius the fuller â martyr (d. 304) *anastasius of antioch (disambiguation), multiple people *anastasius (graeco-roman jurist) â fl. 6th century *saint anastasius of persia â persian martyr (d. 628) *saint anastasius of paviaâ bishop of pavia (d. 628) *anastasius of armenia â catholicos of armenia from 661 to 667 *saint anastasius sinaita (of sinai) â theologian, father of the eastern orthodox church, monk, priest, and abbot of the monastery at mt. sinai (fl. 7th century) *anastasius (abbot of euthymius) â fl. 7th or 8th century *anastasius bibliothecarius (c. 810â878) â librarian of the church of rome, scholar and statesman, sometimes identified as an antipope *astrik or saint anastasius of pannonhalma â ambassador of stephen i of hungary (d. 1030) *anastasius of hungary (954-1044), apostle to hungary *saint anastasius of lleida *st. anastasius cornicularius *anastasius of suppentonia â abbot (died 570) *pope anastasius of alexandria â coptic orthodox pope of alexandria 605â616 *patriarch anastasius of constantinople (i) â patriarch of constantinople 730â754 *anastasius germonius â archbishop of tarantaise and canon lawyer (1551â1627) *anastasius the melodist (hymnographer) â believed to be a name of three or more melodists, one of whom is believed to have been a contemporary of rhomanos ===other people=== * anastasios orlandos (1887â1979), greek archaeologist ===anastasio=== * anastasio somoza garcÃ­a, nicaraguan dictator (ruled 1936â1956) * anastasio somoza debayle (1925â1980), nicaraguan dictator (ruled 1967â1979) * anastasio somoza portocarrero (born 1951), son of somoza debayle ===pseudonym=== * anton alexander graf von auersperg (1806â1876), austrian poet who wrote under the pseudonym of anastasius grÃ¼n. ==other== * anastasius, a novel by thomas hope in the early 19th century.   
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