Acacius

• Acathius of Melitene (died c. 251), Bishop of Melitene, venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church • Agathius, also known as Acacius of Byzantium (died 303), martyred Cappadocian Greek centurion of the imperial army • An early Church of St Acacius existed at Constantinople, possibly connected with this martyr. • Acacius of Sebaste (died c. 304), Armenian priest • Acacius (died 320), Roman soldier and one of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste • Acacius of Amida, Bishop of Amida, Mesopotamia (400–425) • Acacius of Constantinople (died 489), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Oriental Orthodox saint engaged in the Christological controversy • Saint Acacius, leader of the Ten thousand martyrs (Roman soldiers who converted to Christianity and were crucified in Armenia), according to medieval legend • Acacius the Younger (died 1730), Greek Orthodox monk who lived on Mount Athos ==Other uses==

• Acacius the grammarian from Caesarea; friend of Libanius (314–394) • Acacius of Caesarea (d. 366), aka "the One-Eyed", bishop in Caesarea, opponent of St. Cyril of Jerusalem • Acacius of Beroea (d. 437), Syrian bishop • Acacius of Seleucia-Ctesiphon (d. 496), Patriarch of the Church of the East • Acacius, father of Theodora (6th century) (500–548), empress of the Byzantine Empire • Acacius (proconsul), Byzantine proconsul of Armenia Prima (First Armenia), c. 536-539 • Acacius (Alexandria), Byzantine military officer in Alexandria, c. 539-540 • Acacius (curator), Byzantine imperial curator in the 560s • Acacius (son of Archelaus), Byzantine imperial representative, active c. 573 ==See also==