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Pope Anastasius III

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Birth
Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy
Death
Jun 913 (aged 47–48)
Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy
Burial
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Roman Catholic Pope. A Roman by birth, he was elected as the 123rd occupant of the Holy See in September 911. His reign was marked with moderation, but beyond this history gives no details of his life, except that he was active in determining the ecclesiastical divisions of Germany. Anastasius III died some time in the summer of 913. He was buried in Saint Peter's. His epitaph remarks that the tomb holds the bones but could not contain the merits of this Pope who ruled the Church well.
Roman Catholic Pope. A Roman by birth, he was elected as the 123rd occupant of the Holy See in September 911. His reign was marked with moderation, but beyond this history gives no details of his life, except that he was active in determining the ecclesiastical divisions of Germany. Anastasius III died some time in the summer of 913. He was buried in Saint Peter's. His epitaph remarks that the tomb holds the bones but could not contain the merits of this Pope who ruled the Church well.

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  • Originally Created by: MC
  • Added: May 24, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8823592/anastasius_iii: accessed ), memorial page for Pope Anastasius III (865–Jun 913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8823592, citing Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City; Maintained by Find a Grave.