Saint Acacius

Memorial: formerly 22 June
removed from calendar and cultus suppressed in 1969
Profile: Martyred at Mount Ararat with 10,000 Roman soldier converts under his command.

The story, popular in the Middle Ages, has been determined to be pious fiction, mistaken centuries ago for history, and the name has been dropped from the calendar.
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Translate: español | français | deutsch | italiano | português