Pope Saint Eugene I

Memorial

• 2 June

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

• at Rome, Italy

Papal Ascension

• elected 10 August 654
• ascended in 655

Died

• June 657 of natural causes
• buried in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Pope Saint Eugene I“. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 January 2013. Web. 18 June 2013. <>