Pope Saint Siricius (†399) was the bishop of Rome from December 384 to his death. In response to inquiries from Bishop Himerius of Tarragona, Siricius issued the Directa decretal, containing decrees of baptism, church discipline and other matters. His are the oldest completely preserved papal decretals. He is sometimes said to have been the first bishop of Rome to call himself pope. Siricius was succeeded by Pope Anastasius I. His feast day is 26 November.
Pope Saint Anastasius I (†401) was the bishop of Rome from 27 November 399 to his death. Anastasius succeeded Siricius as Pope and condemned the writings of the Alexandrian theologian Origen shortly after their translation into Latin. He fought against these writings throughout his papacy, and in 400 he called a council to discuss them. During his reign, he encouraged Christians in North Africa to fight Donatism. He instructed priests to stand and bow their head as they read from the gospels. St. Jerome speaks of him as a man of great holiness who was rich in his poverty. He died in Rome and was eventually buried in the Catacomb of Pontian with his immediate successor, Innocent I. His feast day is 9 December.
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