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Anastasio

English translation/equivalent: Anastasio

Origin: Derived from the Greek word anastasis "resurrection," interpreted in the Christian sense as reference to the resurrection of Jesus Christ and to the conversion to Christianity.

Name Day/Onomastico: December 11/December 19—in memory of Pope Anastasio I.

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