Hierarch 5th century
Hierarch Acacius of Amida
Also known as Acatius of Amida
Bishop of Amida in Mesopotamia in the fifth century who melted down and sold his church's gold and silver vessels to ransom Persian prisoners of war, feeding them and sending them home, an act of charity that moved the Persian king to relent in his persecution of Christians.
Feast Day
April 9
Their life
Bishop of Amida in Mesopotamia in the fifth century who melted down and sold his church's gold and silver vessels to ransom Persian prisoners of war, feeding them and sending them home, an act of charity that moved the Persian king to relent in his persecution of Christians.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints; en.wikipedia.org