Anastasius

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: Τάσσος) 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)
Anastasius of Jerusalem, patriarch of the Church of Jerusalem from 458 to 478
Anastasius of Suppentonia (died 570), abbot
Pope Anastasius of Alexandria, Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria 605–616
Anastasius of Antioch (disambiguation), multiple people
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)
Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople 730–754
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, Cardinal-priest of the title of San Clemente, c. 1102–c.1125
Anastasius Germonius (1551–1627), Archbishop of Tarantaise and canon lawyer
Anastasius Crimca (c. 1550–1629), Moldavian Eastern Orthodox clergyman, calligrapher, illuminator and writer
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
Joseph Wenzel Franz Anastasius (1767–1842), Prince of the House of Liechtenstein, priest and general in the Austrian army
Anastasius Hartmann (1803–1886), Capuchin, missionary in India and Titular Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Patna and Bombay
Anastasius Gribanovsky (1873–1965), hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
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 during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922
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
Anastasios Pichion (1836–1913), Greek educator and revolutionary of the Macedonian Struggle
Anastasios Andreou (1877–1947), Cypriot athlete and volunteer in the Greek army for the Greco-Turkish war of 1897
Anastasios Voulgaris (died 1839), Bulgarian-born Greek revolutionary during the Greek War of independance
Anastasios Manakis ( c. 1790–1864), Greek revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence
Anastasios Christopoulos (1805-1854), Greek lawyer and revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence
Anastasios Mavromichalis (1798–1870), Greek revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence and polititian
Anastasios Kourakis (1948–2021), Greek politician, pediatrician and geneticist
Anastasios Mitropoulos (born 1957), Greek footballer and politician
Anastasios Chatzivasileiou (born 1981), Greek politician
Anastasios Giannitsis (born 1944), Greek politician, academic and business executive
Joseph Wenzel Franz Anastasius (1767–1842), Prince of the House of Liechtenstein, priest and general in the Austrian army
Anastasius Fétul (1816-1886), Moldavian and Romanian physician, naturalist, philanthropist and political figure

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 sport shooter and architect
Anastasios Rousakis (born 1985), Greek footballer
Anastasios Schizas (born 1977), Greek water polo player
Anastasios Triantafyllou (born 1987), Greek weightlifter
Anastasios Vatistas (born 1945), Greek sailor
Anastasios Chatzigiovanis (born 1997), Greek footballer
Anastasios Gousis (born 1979), Greek sprinter
Anastasios Kritikos (born 1995), Greek footballer
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (born 1979), Greek football referee
Anastasios Bavelas (born 1968), Greek tennis player
Anastasios Anastasopoulos (1915–1981), Greek chess player
Anastasios Theodorakis (1902-unknown), Greek water polo player
Anastasios Gavrilis (born 1952), Greek sailor
Anastasios Kakos (born 1970), Greek football referee
Anastasios Papanastasiou (born 1964), Greek water polo player
Anastasios Vogiatzis (born 1936), Greek sailor
Anastasios Christofileas (born 1988), Greek footballer
Anastasios Karagiozis (born 1997), Greek footballer
Anastasios Andreou (1877-1947), Greek Cypriot athlete and soldier in the Greco-Turkish war of 1897
Anastasios Papachristos (born 1993), Greek footballer
Anastasios Tsiou, Greek Paralympian athlete
Anastasios Tsikaris (born 1966), Greek water polo player
Anastasios Kissas (born 1988), Cypriot footballer
Anastasios Salonidis (born 1979), Greek footballer
Anastasios Pastos (born 1978), Greek footballer
Anastasios Katsabis (born 1973), Greek footballer
Anastasios Papakonstantinou (born 1963), Greek bobsledder
Anastasios Mousidis (1934–2010), Greek wrestler
Anastasios Tselios (born 2002), Greek footballer
Anastasios Bakasetas (born 1993), Greek footballer
Anastasios Sapountzis (born 2002), Greek footballer
Anastasios Dentsas (born 1982), Greek footballer and coach
Anastasios Douvikas (born 1999), Greek footballer
Anastasios Lordos (born 1949), Cypriot sport shooter
Anastasios Donis (born 1996), Greek footballer
Anastasios Triantafyllou (born 1979), Greek footballer
Anastasios Vasiliadis (born 1974), Greek tennis player
Anastasios Kantoutsis (born 1994), Greek footballer
Anastasios Papazoglou (born 1988), Greek footballer
Anastasios Meletidis (born 1999), Greek footballer
Anastasios Karakoutsis (born 1983), Greek footballer
Anastasios Tsoumagas (born 1991), Greek footballer
Anastasios Avlonitis (born 1990), Greek footballer
Anastasios Venetis (born 1980), Greek footballer
Anastasios Antonakis (born 1992), Greek basketball player
Anastasios Karamanos (born 1990), Greek footballer
Anastasios Kyriakos (born 1978), Greek footballer
Anastasios Zarkadas (born 1994), Greek footballer
Anastasios Kritikos (born 1914), Greek footballer
Anastasios Pantos (born 1976), Greek footballer
Anastasios Spyropoulos (born 1995), Greek basketball player
Anastasios Tsokanis (born 1991), Greek footballer
Anastasios Markopoulos (born 1949), Greek basketball player and coach
Anastasios Dimas (born 1988), Greek basketball player
Anastasios Mitropoulos (born 1957), Greek footballer and politician

Other people named Anastasius

Anastasius the jurist (fl. 5th or 6th century), Roman jurist
Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Moschianus Probus Magnus (fl. 6th century), Byzantine statesman
Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius (fl. 6th century), Byzantine statesman
Anastasius of Samaria (fl. 6th century), Byzantine official
Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen (1670–1739), German theologian and scholar
Anastasius Fétul (1816-1886), Moldavian and Romanian physician, naturalist, philanthropist and political figure
Anastasius Nordenholz (1862-1953), German-Argentine author

Other people named Anastasios

Anastasios Michail (c. 1675-1722), Greek scholar
Anastasios Koulouriotis (1822–1887), Arvanite Greek writer
Anastasios Tagis (1839-1900), Greek scholar and philological teacher
Anastasios Christomanos (1841-1906), Greek chemist
Anastasios Metaxas (1862-1937), Greek architect and sport shooter
Anastasios Orlandos (1887–1979), Greek archeologist and architect
Anastasios George Leventis (1902-1975), Greek Cypriot businessman
Anastasios Christodoulou (1932-2002), Greek Cypriot university administrator
Anastasios Venetsanopoulos (1941-2014), Greek-Canadian engineer
Anastasios Kyriakides (born 1946), Greek-American businessman
Anastasios Bakirtzis (born 1956), Greek electrical and computer engineer
George Anastasios Magalios (born 1967), Greek-Canadian artist
Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas (born 1972), Greek singer, actor and businessman
Anastasios Isaac (1972-1996), Greek Cypriot refugee murdered during a demonstration
Anastasios Tsonis, Greek-American atmospheric scientist
Anastasios Soulis (born 1987), Swedish actor
Anastasios Nyfadopoulos (born 1992), Greek artist
Anastasios Melis, Greek-American biologist
Anastasios John Kanellopoulos, Greek-American eye surgeon

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