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Acacius (other)
Acacius is a masculine given name which may refer to: 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 (400–425) * Acacius of Constantinople (died 489), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Oriental Orthodox saint engaged in the 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 fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acathius Of Melitene
Saint Acathius (died 437, also known as Acacius or Achates) was bishop of Melitene (now is Malatya in modern Turkey) in the third century, although he is occasionally given as bishop of Antioch. Melitene was capital of the Roman Province of Second Armenia. Life He lived in the time of the persecution of Decius, and although it is certain that he was cited before the tribunal of Marcian to give an account of his faith, it is not certain that he died for it. He was indeed condemned to death, but his prudence and constancy so impressed the Emperor as to obtain his discharge from custody after he had undergone considerable suffering. He was famous both for the splendour of his doctrinal teaching and the miracles he wrought. The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates him on different days, but especially on 31 March. He had also a name of Agathangelos, that means "good angel". There was a later Acacius, who was also Bishop of Melitene, and who was conspicuous as an opponent of Nestoriu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libanius
Libanius ( grc-gre, Λιβάνιος, Libanios; ) was a teacher of rhetoric of the Sophist school in the Eastern Roman Empire. His prolific writings make him one of the best documented teachers of higher education in the ancient world and a critical source of history of the Greek East during the 4th century AD. During the rise of Christian hegemony in the later Roman Empire, he remained unconverted and in religious matters was a pagan Hellene. Life Libanius was born in Antioch, located near the modern-day city of Antakya, Turkey. He was born into a deeply cultured and once-influential family that had experienced substantial recent decline. In 303 AD, eleven years before his birth, his family had participated in resisting an insurrection by a local army garrison. In the end, Roman Imperial authorities were equally concerned by local aristocrats arming themselves as they were by the rebellious troops. Libanius' family fell out of favor and his grandfather was executed. Libanius' fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacius (son Of Archelaus)
Acacius, son of Archelaus ( el, ) was a Byzantine official, mentioned as a representative of emperor Justin II (r. 565–578) in 573. He is known for causing a military disaster in a siege of Nisibis (573), early in the Roman–Persian War of 572–591.Martindale, Jones & Morris (1992), p. 9-10 Siege of Nisibis John of Epiphania Acacius is first mentioned by name in the work of John of Epiphania. He was reportedly sent by Justin II to dismiss Marcian, the ''magister militum per Orientem'', from office. Acacius dutifully did so, preventing Marcian from concluding the siege of Nisibis. The leaderless Byzantine troops retreated. After the winter season, Marcian gathered together his forces again and set out from Dara meeting with the barbarians in front of the city of Nisibis led by Varaman, who was in command of the companies stationed them. A fierce battle followed in which the Romans turned the barbarians to flight vigorously near the Persian place called Sarmathon, bringing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacius (curator)
Acacius ( el, ) was a Byzantine imperial curator, active in the late reign of Justinian I (r. 527–565). He is known for his role in a civil disorder incident of the 560s. The main source about him is a fragment of John Malalas.Martindale, Jones & Morris (1992), p. 9 Biography Acacius was reportedly an imperial curator (Greek:βασιλικός κουράτωρ). His duties are not mentioned. He could have served as curator of a domus divina, thus being a vir illustris (high ranking senator), or he could have been a palace official. Acacius is known to have had a daughter. When said daughter was raped, Acacius attempted to punish the suspected rapist. The rapist happened to be a member of the Green faction of chariot racing, and Acacius' actions led to a new conflict between the Greens and the Blues in the Pittacia district of Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Mikl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacius (Alexandria)
Acacius ( el, ) was a Byzantine military officer, active in Alexandria during the reign of Justinian I (r. 527–565). Life Acacius was a native of Amida, and Zacharias Rhetor calls him "Bar Eshkhofo", which seems to mean "son of a cobbler.Martindale, Jones & Morris (1992), p. 9 Zacharias further reports that after the deposition of Patriarch Paul of Alexandria and his replacement by Zoilus (in 539/540), Acacius was the military officer tasked to protect Zoilus from the hostile population of Alexandria.''Chronicle of Zachariah Rhetor, Bishop of Mytilene'', X.1, ed. 1889, p. 300 Acacius was probably a professional soldier, but seems to have held a lower position, perhaps a ''comes rei militaris'' or a ''tribunus Tribune () was the title of various elected officials in ancient Rome. The two most important were the tribunes of the plebs and the military tribunes. For most of Roman history, a college of ten tribunes of the plebs acted as a check on the ...'' (cavalry regimenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacius (proconsul)
Acacius ( el, ) was a Byzantine proconsul of Armenia Prima (First Armenia), c. 536–539 in the reign of Justinian I (r. 527–565). The main source about him is Procopius.Martindale, Jones & Morris (1992), p. 8-9 Biography Procopius considers Acacius and his son Adolius to have been natives of Roman Armenia: "Adolius, the son of Acacius ... This Adolius was an Armenian by birth, and he always served the emperor while in the palace as privy counsellor (those who enjoy this honour are called by the Romans " silentiarii"), but at that time he was commander of some Armenians. And these men did as directed."Procopius, History of the Wars, Book 2, Chapter 21 Acacius is first mentioned when he brought forth accusations of treason against his friend Amazaspes. Justinian I arranged for Acacius to kill Amazaspes. Procopius reports that Justinian "gave over the villages to Amazaspes, the nephew of Symeon, and appointed him ruler over the Armenians. This Amazaspes, as time went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora (6th Century)
Theodora (; Greek: Θεοδώρα; 50028 June 548), sometimes enumerated as Theodora I, was Byzantine empress by marriage to emperor Justinian. She became empress upon Justinian's accession in 527 and had commanding or considerable influence over him; she was his most trusted adviser in directing all things pertaining to the empire and the terms of appointing and dismissing anyone in the empire. As empress, she had deep influence on the religious values of the time and played a key role in reforming the treatment and status of women within the Byzantine Empire. Along with her spouse, Theodora is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and in the Oriental Orthodox Church, commemorated on 14 November and 28 June respectively. Certain researchers have opined that she was the most powerful and influential woman in Byzantine history. Historiography The main historical sources for her life are the works of her contemporary Procopius. Procopius was a member of the staff of Belisarius, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacius Of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
Acacius was Catholicos of Seleucia-Ctesiphon and Patriarch of the Church of the East from 485 to 496. His tenure was marked by internal christological and ecclesiological disputes. He struggled to prevent the Church of the East from aligning itself with the 'Nestorian' doctrine espoused by the metropolitan Barsauma of Nisibis. He is included in the traditional list of patriarchs of the Church of the East. Historical sources Brief accounts of Acacius's reign are given in the ''Ecclesiastical Chronicle'' of the Jacobite writer Bar Hebraeus (''floruit'' 1280) and in the ecclesiastical histories of the Nestorian writers Mari (twelfth-century), Amr (fourteenth-century) and Sliba (fourteenth-century). His life is also covered in the ''Chronicle of Seert''. Acacius's patriarchate Acacius played a key role in the events that led to the takeover of the Church of the East by the Nestorians in the last two decades of the fifth century. A moderate churchman, he was appointed patriarch in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacius Of Beroea
Acacius of Beroea, a Syrian, lived in a monastery near Antioch, and, for his active defense of the Church against Arianism, was made Bishop of Berroea in 378 AD, by Eusebius of Samosata. While a priest, Acacius (with Paul, another priest) wrote to Epiphanius of Salamis a letter, in consequence of which the latter composed his ''Panarion'' (374–376). This letter is prefixed to the work. In 377–378, he was sent to Rome to confute Apollinaris of Laodicea before Pope Damasus I. He was present at the Ecumenical Council of Constantinople in 381, and on the death of Meletius of Antioch took part in Flavian's ordination to the See of Antioch, by whom he was afterwards sent to the Pope in order to heal the schism between the churches of the West and Antioch. Afterwards, Acacius took part in the persecution against Chrysostom, and again compromised himself by ordaining as successor to Flavian, Porphyrius, a man considered unworthy of the episcopate and also a meletian. He de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacius Of Caesarea
Acacius of Caesarea ( el, Ἀκάκιος; date of birth unknown, died in 366) was a Christian bishop probably originating from Syria; Acacius was the pupil and biographer of Eusebius and his successor on the see of Caesarea Palestina. Acacius is remembered chiefly for his bitter opposition to Cyril of Jerusalem and for the part he was afterwards enabled to play in the more acute stages of the Arian controversy. The Acacian theological movement is named after him. In the twenty-first oration of St. Gregory Nazianzen, the author speaks of Acacius as being "the tongue of the Arians". Rise to prominence in the Arian party Throughout his life, Acacius bore the nickname of one-eyed (in Greek ό μονόφθαλμος); no doubt from a personal defect, but also possibly with a maliciously figurative reference to his alleged general shiftiness of conduct and rare skill in ambiguous statement. In 341 Acacius had attended the council of Antioch, when in the presence of the emperor Constan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacius The Younger
Saint Acacius or Akakios the Younger, also known as Akakios the New of Kafsokalyvia ( el, Ακάκιος ο Νέος, ο Καυσοκαλυβίτης; 1630s – 12 April 1730) was a Greek Orthodox Christian monk and ascetic who lived on Mount Athos. His feast day is celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on April 12. Biography He was born Anastasios sometime in the 1630s in Golitsa (now Agios Akakios (Άγιος Ακάκιος)), Karditsa. At the age of 23, he moved to Zagora, Volos and joined the Monastery of Sourvia. There, he received his tonsure and took on the monastic name of Akakios (Ακάκιος). In the 1660s, Akakios moved to the southern tip of Mount Athos and lived as a hermit in the Cave of Maximos of Kafsokalyvia near the Skete of Kafsokalyvia. There, Akakios had many divine visions in which he was visited by Maximos of Kafsokalyvia. He also spent time at the Monastery of Dionysiou and the Skete of Pantokratoros. He was also a spiritual mentor to the Neomar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathius
Saint Agathius (Greek: Ἅγιος Ἀκάκιος; died 303), also known as Acacius of Byzantium, Achatius, or Agathonas 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. History Agathius was arrested on charges for being a Christian by Tribune Firmus in Perinthus, Thrace, tortured and then brought to Byzantium where he was scourged and beheaded, being made a martyr because he would not renounce his Christian faith. The date of his martyrdom is traditionally May 8, when his feast is observed. Veneration His relics were relocated ''ca.'' 630 to a spring at Squillace, close by the Vivarium, the monastery founded in the previous century by Cassiodorus in the heel of Italy. He was known in Squillace as ''San Agario''. A relic of his arm was brought to Guardavalle in 1584 by the bishop of Squillace, Marcello Sirleto, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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