Saint Eusebius of Rome

Memorial

• 14 August

Profile

Roman patrician. Priest. Pope Liberius subscribed to the Arian formula of Sirmium; when he was permitted by the Emperor Constantius to return to Rome, Eusebius, an ardent defender of the Nicene Creed, publicly denounced them both. He was imprisoned, and died seven months later. Confessor.

Died

• 357 of maltreatment in prison in Rome, Italy
• relics in church of San Eusebio, Rome

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Pictorial Lives of the Saints, by John Dawson Gilmary Shea

MLA Citation

• “Saint Eusebius of Rome“. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 January 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>