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Acacius of Byzantium
Saint Acacius, also known as Agathus (died 303) was a Cappadocian by birth. He was a centurion in the imperial army, was arrested for his faith on charges by Tribune Firmus in Perinthus, Thrace, tortured and then brought to Byzantium (Constantinople), where he was scourged and beheaded, being made a martyr because he would not give up his Christian Faith in AD 303.
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