Anastasius Apocrisiarius
monk, disciple of Saint Maximus the Confessor
Feast: 13 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the fortress of Schemaris near the bank of the river Tzkhenis Dsqali in the mountains of the Caucasus, the passing of Saint Maximus the Confessor, abbot of Chrysopolis near Constantinople: renowned for his learning and for his zeal for Catholic truth, he suffered from the heretical emperor Constans the cutting off of his right hand for having fought strenuously against the Monothelite heresy; together with two disciples, both named Anastasius, he was then banished, after harsh imprisonment and many tortures, to the region of Lezghistan, where he gave up his spirit to God.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 13 August as one of the two disciples named Anastasius banished with Saint Maximus the Confessor to the Caucasus.
Connected on this site
- Maximus the Confessor Saint“In the fortress of Schemaris near the bank of the river Tzkhenis Dsqali in the mountains of the Caucasus, the passing of Saint Maximus the Confessor, abbot of Chrysopolis near Constantinople: renowned for his learning and for his zeal for Catholic truth, he suffered from the heretical emperor Constans the cutting…” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 13 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q754124 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.