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'''Acacius''' is a masculine given name which may refer to:

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==Saints==
* [[Acathius of Melitene]] (died c. 251), Bishop of Melitene, venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church
* [[Agathius]], also known as Acacius of Byzantium (died 303), martyred Cappadocian Greek centurion of the imperial army
** An early [[Church of St Acacius]] existed at [[Constantinople]], possibly connected with this martyr.
* [[Acacius of Sebaste]] (died c. 304), Armenian priest
* Acacius (died 320), Roman soldier and one of the [[Forty Martyrs of Sebaste]]
* [[Acacius of Amida]], Bishop of Amida, Mesopotamia (400&ndash;425)
* [[Acacius of Constantinople]] (died 489), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Oriental Orthodox saint engaged in the [[Christology|Christological controversy]]
* Saint Acacius, leader of the [[Ten thousand martyrs]] (Roman soldiers who converted to Christianity and were crucified in Armenia), according to medieval legend
* [[Acacius the Younger]] (died 1730), Greek Orthodox monk who lived on Mount Athos

==Other uses==
* Acacius the grammarian from Caesarea; friend of [[Libanius]] (314&ndash;394)
* [[Acacius of Caesarea]] (d. 366), aka "the One-Eyed", bishop in Caesarea, opponent of St. Cyril of Jerusalem
* [[Acacius of Beroea]] (d. 437), Syrian bishop
* [[Acacius of Seleucia-Ctesiphon]] (d. 496), Patriarch of the Church of the East
* Acacius, father of [[Theodora (6th century)]] (500–548), empress of the Byzantine Empire
*[[Acacius (proconsul)]], Byzantine proconsul of Armenia Prima (First Armenia), c. 536-539
*[[Acacius (Alexandria)]], Byzantine military officer in Alexandria, c. 539-540
*[[Acacius (curator)]], Byzantine imperial curator in the 560s
*[[Acacius (son of Archelaus)]], Byzantine imperial representative, active c. 573

==See also==
* [[Acacia (disambiguation)]]

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