Eugenius was a disciple of
Helladius in the monastery of
Agali. In 636, he succeeded Justus, another disciple of Helladius, as
archbishop of Toledo. At this period, under the
Visigothic Kingdom, the
councils of Toledo were national diets convoked by the monarch, attended by lay lords; they regulated, to some extent, not only spiritual but temporal affairs. Of these councils Eugenius presided at the
Fifth Council of Toledo, convoked in 636 by King
Chintila to confirm his elevation to the throne; he assisted at the sixth, convoked by the same king to take precautions against the disorders of royal elections. This council, contrary to the principles later put in practice by
Ildephonsus, banished all Jews who did not embrace
Catholicism. Eugenius attended the
Seventh Council of Toledo, which was summoned by King
Chindaswinth and decreed that the bishops of Toledo should reside one month every year in that city. ==Sources==