Pope Saint Eugene I
Also known as
- Eugenius
Profile
Son of Rufinianus. Priest as a young man. Known as a gentle and pious man, very generous to the poor. Vicar for Pope Saint Martin I during his exile. Elected 75th pope in 654. He opposed the heretical Monothelite Byzantine emperor; in return, the emperor threatened to roast the pope alive. Consecrated 21 bishops during his papacy.
Born
Papal Ascension
- June 657 of natural causes
- buried in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy
MLA Citation
- “Pope Saint Eugene I“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 January 2022. Web. 25 April 2024. <>