Saint Acacius

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Saint Acacius
Born	3rd century, Armenia
Died	4th century
Venerated in	Roman Catholicism
Feast	November 27
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Saint Acacius was a priest at Sebaste, Armenia, during Diocletian's persecution. He was arrested and executed under the governor Maximus with seven women and Hirenarchus, who was so impressed with the devotion to their faith he became a Christian and suffered the same fate.

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.