Agathius
Christian saint
b. 3rd century · d. 8 May 303
Agathius of Byzantium, 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.
Related people
- Meletius of Antioch teacher of · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Cappadocia birth
- Byzantium death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.