**ANASTASIUS** (Anastasio), monk of **Mont-Saint-Michel**, saint. — Despite existing studies, some obscure points remain regarding his life. He was certainly born in the first quarter of the 11th century in Venice. After completing his studies, he embraced the Benedictine life in the most austere monastery of **Mont-Saint-Michel** in the diocese of Avranches, from where he later moved to the nearby place of **Tombelaine** with a certain Robert of that name, and finally, in the year 1067, to the famous monastery of Cluny. Around 1073, Gregory VII sent him to preach to the Mozarabs rather than to the Saracens, as some have believed. He returned from Spain to Cluny, where he lived another seven years, and then spent three more years in solitude. He died a holy death around 1085 at Saint-Martin-de-Doydes in the ancient diocese of Rieux, and the people venerated him as a saint; this veneration continued even after the Huguenots (16th century) dispersed his tomb. His feast is celebrated on October 16.
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