Pope Eugene II
Eugene II | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rome | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 6 June 824 |
| Papacy ended | 27 August 827 |
| Predecessor | Paschal I |
| Successor | Valentine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 27 August 827 Rome, Papal States |
| Other popes named Eugene | |
Pope Eugene II (Latin: Eugenius II; died 27 August 827) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 6 June 824 to his death on 27 August 827. A native of Rome, he was chosen by nobles to succeed Paschal I as pope despite the clergy and the people favoring Zinzinnus. The influence of the Carolingian Franks on the selection of popes was then firmly established. Pope Eugene convened a council at Rome in 826 to condemn simony and suspend untrained clergy. It was decreed that schools were to be established at cathedral churches and other places to give instruction in sacred and secular literature. His involvement in the Byzantine Iconoclasm controversy was largely inconsequential.