Pope Eutychian

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Pope Saint
Eutychian
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Papacy began 4 January 275
Papacy ended 7 December 283
Predecessor Felix I
Successor Caius
Personal details
Birth name Eutychianus
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Died 7 December 283(283-12-07)
Rome, Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day 8 December

Pope Eutychian (died 7 December 283), also called Eutychianus, was the Bishop of Rome from 4 January 275 to his death in 283.[1][2]

Biography

His original epitaph was discovered in the catacomb of Callixtus (see Kraus, Roma sotterranea, p. 154 et seq.), but almost nothing more is known of him. Even the date of his reign is uncertain. Liber Pontificalis gives a reign of 8 years and 11 months, from 275 to 283. Eusebius, on the other hand says his reign was only 10 months.[2]

Eutychian is said to have allowed the blessing of grapes and beans on the altar and to have buried 324 martyrs with his own hands. Some historians doubt these traditions, since there was no persecution of Christians after the death of Aurelian in 275 and blessing the produce of the fields is believed to belong to a later period.[2]

His feast is kept on 8 December.[2]

See also

References

  1. Annuario Pontificio, 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kirsch, Johann Peter (1909). "Pope St. Eutychianus" in The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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Titles of the Great Christian Church
Preceded by Bishop of Rome
Pope

275–283
Succeeded by
Caius