POPE EUGENIUS II, THE “FATHER OF THE PEOPLE”

POPE EUGENIUS II, THE “FATHER OF THE PEOPLE”

Born around 780, Eugenius was a native of Rome. He may possibly have been the son of one Boemund, but later research has dropped that from official records. Eugenius was raised into the Church and by 816 he was the archpriest of St. Sabina on the Aventine and a...