The
Komnenian rulers of the
Empire of Trebizond adopted the saint as the
patron of their country. His alleged miracles include assisting Trebizond to repel a
siege of the city by the
Seljuk Turks in 1224. His image appears frequently on Trapezuntine coins. The cult and pilgrimage around this saint never really developed beyond Trebizond's borders, although
John Lazaropoulos, Metropolitan of Trebizond in the name Joseph, collected the miracles of St. Eugenios into one book in the 14th century. A monastery dedicated to him existed in Trebizond: Rosenqvist identifies it consisted of a structure on
Mount Minthrion with an associated church, and a
metochion inside the city walls. There is evidence that the monastery was in existence at least as early as the ninth century; a
typikon composed in 1346 provides details of the monastic community's life. According to the
Orthodox Church in America, his prayer is thus: ==References==