 According to the "Liber Pontificalis", Pope Eleutherius died on 24 May and was buried on the Vatican Hill ("") near the body of Peter the Apostle.Later tradition has his body moved to the church of San Giovanni della Pigna, near the pantheon.In 1591, his remains were again moved to the church of Santa Susanna at the request of Camilla Peretti, the sister of Pope Sixtus V. His feast is celebrated on 26 May.