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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Achaicus

A martyr remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.

Feast
December 24old style January 6
Era
unknown
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyr Achaicus is commemorated on 24 December (new style, the Greek calendar). The synaxarion says of him only that he received martyrdom by the sword. A verse, playing on his name, says that Achaicus, casting out every sorrow of the soul, gave his head to the sword with all joy.

Place, time and other details of his life are not preserved.

Commemorated the same day December 24