Acacius: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for Acacius on May 7 on the New Calendar and May 20 on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Acacius the Centurion at Byzantium.
The saint
St Acacius the Centurion at ByzantiumAcacius was a Cappadocian by birth who served as a centurion in the Roman army under the tribune Firmus. When persecution against Christians intensified under Maximian, Firmus questioned his soldiers about their faith one by one, and Acacius openly confessed himself a Christian.Read the life ›Questions
- When is the name day for Acacius?
- Orthros keeps the name day for Acacius on May 7 on the New Calendar and May 20 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for Acacius?
- It is the feast of St Acacius the Centurion at Byzantium.