Aceolus and Acius

Saints Aceolus and Acius (in French Acheul and Ach) were early martyrs in Gaul, tied to Amiens, where the name of Acheolus was given to an ancient church, later an abbey. Alban Butler says that they suffered around the year 290 and that they are honored in the Gallican martyrologies, especially at Amiens, on 1 May.

The church of Saint Acheul, outside the walls of Amiens, was at first the cathedral; when Saint Salvius moved the cathedral to Our Lady in the city, it remained dependent on it. In 1145 a community of regular canons was founded there. When the foundations of a new church were dug, five very ancient tombs were found, which gave rise to many discussions, especially whether one of them is that of Saint Firminus, bishop and confessor, whose relics lie in the cathedral. The emblem of Acheolus is an instrument like a gimlet.