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Agathius
Christian saint
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 8 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
303
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Agathius of Byzantium (Greek: Ἅγιος Ἀκάκιος; died 303), also known as Agathonas, Achatius, or Saint Acacius according 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.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Meletius of Antioch Saint Pupil