TODAY'S SAINT (Eutychianus)

EUTYCHIANUS

(d. 275-283)

Pope

Little is known about the life or pontificate of Eutychianus, who was elected to succeed St. Felix I in January 275. Legend has it that he personally buried 242 martyrs, but this is unlikely, since he lived in a time of peace. He died of natural causes on December 7, 283, and was buried in the papal crypt of the Catacomb of St. Callistus on the Appian Way.

Feast December 8