Eusebius, Pope Saint
Eusebius, Pope Saint
(Greek: eusebes, pious)
Greek; died Sicily, 309 . His reign of four months in 309 embraced the dissension over the treatment of those who had apostatized during the persecution of Diocletian . The pope maintained that they should be admitted into communion after they had undergone a proper penance. He was opposed by Heraclius, and both were banished by the Emperor Maxentius. He was buried in the cemetery of Saint Callistus. Feast , 26 September .