Anastasius The Librarian

Anastasius Bibliothecarius (c. 810 – c. 878) was the chief archivist and librarian (bibliothecarius) of the Holy See and also briefly a claimant to the papacy. == Early life == He was a nephew of Bishop Arsenius of Orte, who executed important commissions as Papal legate. Anastasius learned the Greek language from Eastern Roman monks and obtained an unusual education for his era, such that he appears to be the most learned ecclesiastic of Rome in the 9th century. == Abbot of Santa Maria and …