Pope Eutychian, also called Eutychianus, was the
bishop of Rome
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from 4 January 275 to his death on 7 December 283.
Eutychian's 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
Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Chris ...
, on the other hand says his reign was only 10 months.
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, but others assert that persecutions continued until the
Edict of Serdica was proclaimed in 311 by Emperor Galerius making
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a legal and acceptable religion. The blessing of produce of the fields is believed by some, to belong to a later period, but this cannot be verified.
Eutychian's
feast day
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is 8 December.
See also
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List of Catholic saints
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List of popes
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References
External links
Sanctus Eutychianusat Documenta Catholica Omnia
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283 deaths
3rd-century archbishops
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