Pope Eutychian

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Eutychian
Birth name	Eutychianus
Papacy began	January 4, 275
Papacy ended	December 7, 283
Predecessor	Felix I
Successor	Caius
Born	??? ???
Died	December 7, 283 ???

Styles of Pope Eutychian
Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Holy Father
Posthumous style	Saint

Pope Saint Eutychian or Eutychianus was pope from January 4, 275 to December 7, 283 (according to the Annuario Pontificio of 2003).

His original epitaph was discovered in the catacombs 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.

He 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 after the death of Aurelian in 275 and blessing the produce of the fields is believed to belong to a later period.

His feast is kept on December 8.

[edit] References

• "Pope St. Eutychianus" in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.
• Opera Omnia

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.

Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Felix I	Bishop of Rome Pope January 4, 275– December 7, 283	Succeeded by Caius

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