Saint Acathius | |
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| Born | unknown ? |
| Died | c. 251 ? |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church |
| Feast | varies, generally 31 March |
| Attributes | crown of thorns |
Saint Acathius (died c. 437, also known as Acacius or Achates) was bishop of Melitene (now Malatya in modern Turkey) in the third century, although he is occasionally given as bishop of Antioch.[1] Melitene was the capital of the Roman Province of Second Armenia.
- ^ Butler, Alban (1886). "St. Acacius, or Achates, Bishop of Antioch, in Asia Minor, Confessor". The Lives of the Saints.