A baptismal name for a boy
Acacius
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Acacius
Martyr Acacius the CenturionMay 7Cappadocian centurion of the imperial army, martyred at Byzantium in the early fourth century.
Saint Acacius of AmidaApril 9Bishop of Amida in Mesopotamia from 400 to 425, mentioned by the historian Socrates Scholasticus.
Saint Acacius of MeliteneApril 17Bishop of Melitene, opponent of Nestorius and ally of Cyril at the Council of Ephesus in 431.
Saint Acacius AgathangelusMarch 31Bishop of Melitene in Second Armenia in the third century, who died around 251.
Venerable Acacius of SinaiJuly 7Monk of Sinai in the first half of the 6th century, venerated in the Orthodox Church.
Martyr Acacius of ArmeniaJune 22A martyr who suffered on Mount Ararat in Armenia in the 2nd century.- Saint Acacius of BeroeaSeptember 15Syrian priest, a defender of the Church against Arianism, made bishop of Beroea in the year 378.
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Hieromartyr Acacius of SebasteNovember 27Priest who died a martyr at Sebaste in Armenia in the persecution of Diocletian, around the year 304.
Saint Acacius of TverJanuary 14Bishop of Tver and Kashin, honored in the Synaxis of the Saints of Tver, who died in 1567 at the Zheltikov Monastery.- Martyr Acacius the YoungerJuly 28Martyr put to death under Emperor Licinius for openly confessing Christ; commemorated on 10 August.
New Martyr Acacius of SerresMay 1A new martyr from Serres, put to death at Constantinople in 1816.- Saint AcaciusAugust 16
Questions
The name day of Acacius is May 7, the feast of Martyr Acacius the Centurion. It is also kept on April 9, April 17, March 31, July 7, June 22, September 15, November 27, January 14.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Acacius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Acacius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Acacius the Centurion as patron.