ACACIUS (Acathius Acacius), Saint, Martyr. - A soldier, probably a victim of the Diocletianic persecution. According to the Acts of his martyrdom, which are not authentic, A. was a centurion in Cappadocia, but for his Christian faith he was taken to Constantinople, where, after a moving interrogation, he was beheaded. He enjoyed great veneration in Constantinople; he was also included in the group of the 14 Holy Helpers (v. AUSILIATORI, santi), but it should be noted that he was often confused with saints of the same name. The feast of A. is set by the Hieronymian and Roman Martyrologies on 8 May, the day of his death, and by the Synaxaria on the 7th of the same month.

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BIBL.: Acta SS. Maii, II, Paris 1866, pp. 290-99 and appendix, pp. XXXVIII-XLI; PG 115, 217-40; P. Bedjan, Acta Martyrum, VI, Paris 1896, pp. 168-82; Martyr. Romanum, p. 179; Synax. Constantinop., coll. 661, 664, 825, 834; S. Salaville, Les églises de Saint Acae à Constantinople, in Échos d'Orient, 9 (1900), pp. 102-108; H. Delchaye, in Anal. Balland., 31 (1912), pp. 22, 228-32, 240; id., Les origines du culte des Martyrs, 2e ed., Bruxelles 1933 pp. 233-36, 240.

Cesario van Hulst

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Acacius (Acathius Acacius), Saint, Martyr

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