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 the empire from the Muslim conquests. Death and legacy 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. See also List of popes List of Catholic saints References Bibliography </ref> External links Saints.SQPN: Pope Eugene I Catholic Online: Pope Eugene I 657 deaths Popes Italian popes Popes of the Byzantine Papacy 7th-century archbishops Italian Roman Catholic saints Papal saints 7th-century Christian saints Burials at St. Peter's Basilica Year of birth unknown 7th-century popes