Pope Eugene I ( Latin : Eugenius I ; died 2 June 657) was the bishop of Rome from 10 August 654 to his death. He was chosen to become Pope after the deposition and banishment of Martin I by Emperor Constans II over the dispute about Monothelitism .
19-606: (Redirected from Saint-Eugène ) Saint Eugene , Saint Eugenius or Saint-Eugène may refer to: Saints [ edit ] Pope Eugene I , Saint Eugenius of Carthage Eugenius II of Toledo Eugenios of Trebizond Saint Eugene of Derry Saint Eugene martyred by Huneric Saint Eugene, father of Marina the Monk Mar Awgin (Saint Eugenios) Eugène de Mazenod (1782–1861) Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Saint-Eugène, Quebec ,
38-414: A tourmarches of Gothia is known at the turn of the 11th century, as well as the ubiquitous fiscal and customs officials known as kommerkiarioi . The cities of the theme, however, appear to have retained considerable autonomy in their own government, as exemplified by Cherson itself, which was administered by the local magnates ( archontes ) under a proteuon ("the first"). Cherson also retained
57-614: A locally raised militia. Its weakness is underlined by the stipulation, in the Byzantine treaties with the Rus' of 945 and 971 , of the latter's undertaking to defend it against the Volga Bulgars . Cherson prospered greatly during the 9th–11th centuries as a centre of Black Sea commerce, despite the city's destruction by Vladimir of Kiev in 988/9 due to a dispute over the daughter of Romanos II , Anna. The city recovered quickly:
76-692: A municipality in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues, Quebec , often referred to simply as Saint-Eugène Saint-Eugène, Ontario , a village in the Township of East Hawkesbury France [ edit ] Saint-Eugène, Aisne Saint-Eugène, Charente-Maritime Saint-Eugène, Saône-et-Loire Saint-Eugène, a former commune in Calvados, now integrated into Formentin See also [ edit ] Pope Eugene III (died 1153), Pope from 1145 to 1153 Topics referred to by
95-558: A result, Pope Martin I was deposed by Emperor Constans II and carried off from Rome on 18 June 653, eventually ending up banished to Cherson . Little is known about what happened in Rome after Martin's departure, but it was typical in those days for the Holy See to be governed by the archpriest and archdeacon . Martin hoped that a successor would not be elected while he lived, but the imperial court exerted pressure on Rome through
114-601: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pope Eugene I Eugene was a Roman from the Aventine, son of Rufinianus. He was brought up in the Church's ministry, and was already an elderly priest when a dispute flared up between the papacy in Rome, which opposed the monothelite teachings, and the imperial government in Constantinople , which supported it. As
133-544: Is known of Cherson in the 12th century, pointing to a rather tranquil period. Cherson and its province remained under Byzantine control until the dissolution of the Empire by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, when they passed under the sovereignty of the breakaway Empire of Trebizond (see Perateia ). The Theme of Cherson appears to have been organized in typical fashion, with the full array of thematic officials, of whom
152-534: The Klimata (Greek: τὰ Κλίματα ), was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) located in the southern Crimea , headquartered at Cherson . The theme was officially established in the early 830s and was an important centre of Black Sea commerce. Despite the destruction of the city of Cherson in the 980s, the theme recovered and prospered, enduring until it became a part of the Empire of Trebizond after
171-596: The dissolution of the Byzantine Empire in 1204. The region had been under Roman and later Byzantine imperial control until the early 8th century, but passed under Khazar control thereafter. Byzantine authority was re-established by Emperor Theophilos (r. 829–842), who displayed interest in the northern littoral of the Black Sea and especially his relations with the Khazars. Traditional scholarship dates
190-429: The exarch of Ravenna . On 10 August 654, Eugene was appointed the new pope, to which Martin acceded. The imperial government believed that Eugene would be cooperative and ratified his election. As pope, Eugene consecrated twenty-one bishops for different parts of the world and received the youthful Wilfrid on the occasion of his first visit to Rome (c. 654). Eugene I showed greater deference than his predecessor to
209-616: The capital Cherson, by ca. 860 it was known even in official documents as the "Theme of Cherson". The province played an important role in Byzantine relations with the Khazars and later, after the Khazar Khaganate's collapse, with the Pechenegs and the Rus' . It was a center for Byzantine diplomacy rather than military activity, since the military establishment in the theme seems to have been small and to have chiefly consisted of
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#1732797332207228-425: The church of St. Mary Major in 656, they not only rejected the letter with indignation, but would not allow the pope to leave the basilica until he had promised that he would not on any account accept it. The imperial officials were furious at this harsh rejection of the wishes of the emperor and patriarch. Constans threatened to dispose of Eugene just as he had disposed of Martin, but was preoccupied by defending
247-531: The city's fortifications were restored and extended to the harbour in the early 11th century. At the same time, possibly after the defeat of Georgius Tzul in 1016, the theme was extended over the eastern Crimea as well, as evidenced by the styling of a certain Leo Aliates as " strategos of Cherson and Sougdaia " in 1059. The region however was lost again in the late 11th century to the Cumans . Almost nothing
266-464: The emperor's envoy, who accompanied them, brought offerings for Saint Peter and a request from the emperor that the pope would enter into communion with the patriarch of Constantinople. Peter's letter proved to be written in a difficult and obscure style and avoided making any specific declaration as to the number of "wills or operations" in Christ . When its contents were read to the clergy and people in
285-477: The emperor's wishes and made no public stand against the Monothelitism of the patriarchs of Constantinople . One of the first acts of the new pope was to send legates to Constantinople with letters to Emperor Constans II informing him of his election and professing his faith. The legates were deceived, or bribed, and brought back a synodical letter from Patriarch Peter of Constantinople (656–666), while
304-741: The empire from the Muslim conquests . Eugene I died on 2 June 657, before Constans II could act against him. He was buried in Old St. Peter's Basilica . He was acclaimed a saint, his day being 2 June. He is commemorated as the patron and namesake of the Cathedral of Saint Eugene in the Diocese of Santa Rosa in California . Cherson (theme) The Theme of Cherson ( Greek : θέμα Χερσῶνος , Thema Chersōnos ), originally and formally called
323-416: The establishment of Cherson as the seat of a theme in ca. 833/4, but more recent researchers have linked it with the Byzantine mission to construct the new Khazar capital at Sarkel in 839, and identify Petronas Kamateros , the architect of Sarkel, as the theme's first governor ( strategos ) in 840/1. The new province was at first called ta Klimata , "the regions/districts", but due to the prominence of
342-448: The right to issue its own coins , having resumed minting under Emperor Michael III (r. 842–867), and was for a long time the only provincial mint outside Constantinople . Its autonomy is also evidenced by the fact that the imperial government paid annual subsidies ( pakta ) to the city leaders in the fashion of allied rulers, and in the advice of Emperor Constantine Porphyrogennetos (r. 913–959) in his De Administrando Imperio to
361-515: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saint Eugene . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint_Eugene&oldid=1154596576 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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