Saint Aceptismas of Hnaita

Also known as

• Acepsimas

Memorial

• 22 April
• 3 November (Greek Orthodox)
• 2 September (Syriac Orthodox)

Profile

Bishop of Hnaita, Persia. Over 80 years old, he was tortured and martyred in the persecutions of King Sapor II.

Died

• beaten to death on 10 October 376 in Persia

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aceptismas of Hnaita“. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 April 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>