Editing Pope Eugene I (section)

==Unusual election==
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 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 (theme)|Cherson]].{{sfn|Attwater|1939|p=72}} 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]].{{sfn|Mann|1909}} Martin hoped that a successor would not be [[papal selection before 1059|elected]] while he lived, but the imperial court [[Byzantine Papacy|exerted pressure]] on Rome through the [[exarch of Ravenna]]. On 10 August 654, Eugene was appointed the new pope, to which Martin acceded.{{sfn|Mann|1909}} The imperial government believed that Eugene would be cooperative and ratified his election.{{sfn|Attwater|1939|p=72}}