Also known as

-Eugenius
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