Agathius
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Saint Acacius (Greek: Ἅγιος Ἀκάκιος; died 303), also known as Agathius of Byzantium, Achatius, or Agathonas to Christian tradition, was a Cappadocian Greek centurion of the imperial army, martyred around 304. A church existed in Constantinople associated with Acacius and possibly named after him: the Church of St Acacius.
Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Acacius
- Saint.birth_date
- late-3rd century
- Saint.feast_day
- 7 May (formerly 8 May); 16 January (translation of relics)
- Saint.venerated_in
- Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church
- Saint.image
- Agathius-Acacius-Acacio-martyrdom.jpg
- Saint.caption
- The Martyrdom of Saint Agathius. 16th century work by an anonymous artist from Toledo.
- Saint.birth_place
- Cappadocia
- Saint.death_place
- Byzantium
- Saint.titles
- Holy Helper, Martyr
- Saint.attributes
- palm of martyrdom, centurion with a bunch of thorns, in armour with standard and shield, depicted with Theodore of Amasea
- Saint.patronage
- soldiers, Squillace, Guardavalle, invoked against headache
- Saint.major_shrine
- Cathedral of Squillace, Italy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Cappadocia
- Place of death
- Byzantium
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Military rank
- centurion
- Image
- Agathius-Acacius-Acacio-martyrdom.jpg
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- time period
- Roman Empire
- canonization status
- saint
- Commons category
- Saint Acacius
- date of death
- 0303-05-08
- date of birth
- 0300-00-00
- cause of death
- decapitation
- feast day
- May 8
- subject has role
- martyr
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Saint Acacius (Greek: Ἅγιος Ἀκάκιος; died 303), also known as Agathius of Byzantium, Achatius, or Agathonas to Christian tradition, was a Cappadocian Greek centurion of the imperial army, martyred around 304. A church existed in Constantinople associated with Acacius and possibly named after him: the Church of St Acacius.
==History== Agathius was arrested on charges for being a Christian by Tribune Firmus in Perinthus, Thrace, tortured and then brought to Byzantium where he was scourged and beheaded, being made a martyr because he would not renounce his Christian faith.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agathius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.