Saint Acacius of Byzantium
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- Also known as
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Acato of Avila
Achatius of Byzantium
Agathius of Byzantium
Agathus of Byzantium
Agazio (in Calabria)
Cuenca (in Spain)
- Memorial
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7 May
16 January (translation of relics)
- Profile
- Centurian in the imperial Roman army stationed in Thrace.
Tortured and martyred in the persecution of Diocletian.
Several churches in Constantinople dedicated to him, including one dedicated by Constantine the Great.
One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
- Born
- Cappadocian
- Died
- tortured, scourged, and beheaded c.303 in Byzantium
- Patronage
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headaches
soldiers
- Representation
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centurion with a bunch of thorns
in armor with standard and shield
with Saint Theodore Tyro
- Additional Information
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New Catholic Dictionary
Catholic Online
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
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