When is Acacius’s name day?

Acacius can be celebrated on 4 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.

Every feast on which Acacius is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Akakios of Melitene

  March 31, Hierarch, Ακάκιος ο Ομολογητής

  St. Akakios was Bishop of Melitene in Armenia in the third century. During the persecution of Decius he was arrested and brought before the governor, whom he answered with such wisdom that the emperor, on reading the record of the trial, ordered his release.

  Name days: Akakios, Acacius

• Akakios, Euthymios and Ignatios the New Martyrs of Athos

  May 1, Martyr, Ακάκιος, Ευθύμιος και Ιγνάτιος

  Euthymios of the Peloponnese, Ignatios of Stara Zagora and Akakios of Neochori near Thessaloniki were three young men who had denied Christ under pressure and later repented. Each prepared for confession under the guidance of the elders of the Skete of the Forerunner (Iviron) on Mount Athos.

  Name days: Akakios, Acacius, Efthymios, Efthimios, Euthymius, Ignatios, Ignatius

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  Akakios of Cappadocia

  May 7, Martyr, Ακάκιος

  The Holy Martyr Akakios was a young soldier from Cappadocia who suffered for Christ at the beginning of the fourth century, during the persecutions of the pagan emperors. Denounced as a Christian, he confessed the Lord boldly before his commanders, endured imprisonment and torture without wavering, and was beheaded at Byzantium.

  Name days: Akakios, Acacius

The other feasts are listed in the table above, each with a link to the saint’s life.

Also celebrating with Acacius

These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:

Akakios, Efthymios, Efthimios, Euthymius, Ignatios, Ignatius

What to say on a name day

The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.