Acacius is a masculine given name which may refer to:

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Acathius of Melitene Saint Acathius (died 437, also known as Acacius or Achates) was bishop of Melitene (now is Malatya in modern Turkey) in the third century, although he is occasionally given as bishop of Antioch. Melitene was capital of the Roman Province of Se ...

(died c. 251), Bishop of Melitene, venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church *

Agathius Saint Agathius (Greek: Ἅγιος Ἀκάκιος; died 303), also known as Acacius of Byzantium, Achatius, or Agathonas to Christian tradition, was a Cappadocian Greek centurion of the imperial army, martyred around 304. A church existed in Con ...

, also known as Acacius of Byzantium (died 303), martyred Cappadocian Greek centurion of the imperial army ** An early

Church of St Acacius The Church of St Acacius was an early Christian church in Constantinople (modern-day İstanbul, Turkey). It may have been dedicated to a military saint and martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution, Saint Acacius ( 10 May 305), or it may have acquire ...

existed at

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

, 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 The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste or the Holy Forty (Ancient/Katharevousa Greek ''Ἅγιοι Τεσσεράκοντα''; Demotic: ''Άγιοι Σαράντα'') were a group of Roman soldiers in the Legio XII ''Fulminata'' (Armed with Lightning) w ...

* 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 Saint Acacius or Akakios the Younger, also known as Akakios the New of Kafsokalyvia ( el, Ακάκιος ο Νέος, ο Καυσοκαλυβίτης; 1630s – 12 April 1730) was a Greek Orthodox Christian monk and ascetic who lived on Mount Atho ...

(died 1730), Greek Orthodox monk who lived on Mount Athos

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* 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 Acacius of Beroea, a Syrian, lived in a monastery near Antioch, and, for his active defense of the Church against Arianism, was made Bishop of Berroea in 378 AD, by Eusebius of Samosata. While a priest, Acacius (with Paul, another priest) wrot ...

(d. 437), Syrian bishop *

Acacius of Seleucia-Ctesiphon Acacius was Catholicos of Seleucia-Ctesiphon and Patriarch of the Church of the East from 485 to 496. His tenure was marked by internal christological and ecclesiological disputes. He struggled to prevent the Church of the East from aligning itsel ...

(d. 496), Patriarch of the Church of the East * Acacius, father of Theodora (6th century) (500–548), empress of the Byzantine Empire *

Acacius (proconsul) Acacius ( el, ) was a Byzantine proconsul of Armenia Prima (First Armenia), c. 536–539 in the reign of Justinian I (r. 527–565). The main source about him is Procopius.Martindale, Jones & Morris (1992), p. 8-9 Biography Procopius c ...

, Byzantine proconsul of Armenia Prima (First Armenia), c. 536-539 *

Acacius (Alexandria) Acacius ( el, ) was a Byzantine military officer, active in Alexandria during the reign of Justinian I (r. 527–565). Life Acacius was a native of Amida, and Zacharias Rhetor calls him "Bar Eshkhofo", which seems to mean "son of a cobbler.Marti ...

, Byzantine military officer in Alexandria, c. 539-540 *

Acacius (curator) Acacius ( el, ) was a Byzantine imperial curator, active in the late reign of Justinian I (r. 527–565). He is known for his role in a civil disorder incident of the 560s. The main source about him is a fragment of John Malalas.Martindale, Jones & ...

, Byzantine imperial curator in the 560s *

Acacius (son of Archelaus) Acacius, son of Archelaus ( el, ) was a Byzantine official, mentioned as a representative of emperor Justin II (r. 565–578) in 573. He is known for causing a military disaster in a siege of Nisibis (573), early in the Roman–Persian War of 57 ...

, Byzantine imperial representative, active c. 573

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