Pope Eutychian, also called Eutychianus (), was the

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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. ''

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'' gives a reign of 8 years and 11 months, from 275 to 283.

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, on the other hand says his reign was only 10 months. Eutychian is said to have allowed the blessing of grapes and

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s 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

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was proclaimed in 311 by Emperor

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, 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

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is 8 December.

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Sanctus Eutychianus
at Documenta Catholica Omnia {{DEFAULTSORT:Eutychian 283 deaths 3rd-century archbishops 3rd-century Christian saints 3rd-century Romans Papal saints Popes Year of birth unknown 3rd-century popes

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