Anastasius

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Anastasius

• Saint Anastasius I of RomeDecember 19Bishop of Rome from 399 to 401, who condemned the writings of Origen.
• Saint Anastasius II of RomeSeptember 8Bishop of Rome from 496 to 498, who tried to end the Acacian schism.
• Venerable Martyr Anastasius the PersianJanuary 22Zoroastrian Persian soldier who became a Christian and a monk, and was martyred in 628.
• Venerable Anastasius of SinaiJanuary 19Priest, writer and abbot of St. Catherine's Monastery on Sinai, who died after the year 700.
• Hieromartyr Anastasius II of AntiochApril 20Patriarch of Antioch from 599, known for suppressing simony with the support of Pope Gregory the Great; died in 609.
• Saint Anastasius I of AntiochApril 20Patriarch of Antioch from 561 to 571 and from 593 to 599, a friend of Pope Gregory I.
• Martyr Anastasius of AntiochJanuary 9A convert to Christ who suffered in the Diocletian persecution with Anthony, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla.
• Venerable Martyr Anastasius of the Kiev CavesJanuary 22Monk and deacon of the Kiev Caves Lavra who lived in the late eleventh or the twelfth century.
• ASVenerable Anastasius of SuppentoniaJanuary 11Abbot of Suppentonia, whom, according to Gregory the Great, an angel summoned together with all his monks; he died in 570.
• Martyr Anastasius of SalonaAugust 21Roman tribune who converted to the faith and was martyred at Salona in 274.
• ANNew Martyr Anastasius of NauplionFebruary 1New Martyr of Nauplion, martyred in 1655.
• APSaint Anastasius of ParamythiaNovember 18Saint of Paramythia in Epirus, venerated in the Church of Greece.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Anastasius?

The name day of Anastasius is December 19, the feast of Saint Anastasius I of Rome. It is also kept on September 8, January 22, January 19, April 20, January 9, January 11, August 21, February 1.

II.Which saints bore the name Anastasius?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Anastasius, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Anastasius a good baptismal name?

Yes. Anastasius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Anastasius I of Rome as patron.