Eutropius of Valencia

Saint Eutropius of Valencia was a monk, then abbot and later bishop of Valencia in Hispania at the end of the 6th century; he died around 609-610. He was a disciple of Saint Donatus and became abbot of the monastery of Servitanum, founded by him near Xàtiva. The monastery is known only from the remarks of Saints Isidore and Ildephonsus about its founder.

In 589, together with Saint Leander, he prepared the Third Council of Toledo, at which Reccared I definitively renounced Arianism and accepted the right faith. After the council he was named bishop of Valencia. His death cannot be set earlier than 610, and it is known that in 610 his successor, Marinus, was already bishop. Nothing is known of his work as bishop. He wrote at least two epistles: "De districtione monachorum", in which he defends himself against the charge of being too strict, and "De octo vitiis", addressed to Peter, bishop of Ercavica. Historians usually call him a saint, but it does not appear that he was ever honored by a liturgical tradition. By some sources he is commemorated on 8 June. He is honored as a saint of the undivided Church.