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Saint Agathius (died 303) also known as Achatius or Agathonas or Acacius of Byzantium according to Christian tradition was a Cappadocian Greek centurion of the imperial army. He was arrested for his faith on charges for being a Christian by Tribune Firmus in Perinthus Thrace tortured and then brought to Byzantium (the later Constantinople) where he was scourged and beheaded being made a martyr because he would not give up his Christian Faith.
