Jun 152012
![[Saint Acacius of Byzantium]](http://saints.sqpn.com/sainta81.jpg "jpg photograph of a statue of Saint Acacius of Byzantium from an old holy card; photographer unknown, artist unknown")
Also known as
- Acacius of Constantinople
- Acato of Avila
- Acathius
- Achatius of Byzantium
- Agathius of Byzantium
- Agathus of Byzantium
- Agazio (in Calabria)
- Cuenca (in Spain)
- 7 May
- formerly 8 May
- 16 January (translation of relics)
Profile
Christian centurian in the imperial Roman army stationed in Thrace. Tortured and executed in the persecutions of Diocletian. Several churches in Constantinople dedicated to him, including one dedicated by Constantine the Great. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
Born
- tortured, scourged, and beheaded c.303 in Constantinople
- centurion
- soldier carrying cruets
- soldier carrying a chalice
- soldier carrying a bunch of thorns
- soldier carrying a dead tree bough
- soldier carrying sacred vessels
- soldier in armor with standard and shield
- soldier in golden armour
- soldier with a palm branch of martyrdom
- soldier with a hand full of thorns
- soldier with large cross
- with Saint Theodore Tyro
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Emblems of the Saints, by F C Husenbeth and Augustus Jessopp
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Roman Martyrology
MLA Citation
- “Saint Acacius of Byzantium“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 May 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>
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