Anastasius

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

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
 * (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 (born 1929), 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