Acacius
1.
A disciple of Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea, whom he succeeded in A.D. 338 or 340. He was
surnamed
Μονόφθαλμος (
Luscus),
and wrote a
Life of Eusebius, not extant; 17 volumes of
Commentaries on
Ecclesiastes; and 6 volumes of
Miscellanies. Acacius was the leader
of the sect called Acacians, who denied the Son to be of the same substance as the
Father.
2.
A patriarch of Constantinople in 471, who established the superiority of his see over the
Eastern bishops. He was a favorite with the Emperor Zeno, who protected him against the Pope.
Two letters of his are extant, to Petrus Trullo, and Pope Simplicius.
3.
A bishop of Melitené, in Armenia Minor, present at the Council of Ephesus in
431, and who left in the Councils (vol. iii.) a
Homily against Nestorius.
4.
A bishop of Amida, distinguished for piety and charity in having sold church-plate, etc.,
to redeem 7000 Persian prisoners on the Tigris, in Mesopotamia. His death is commemorated in
the Latin Church on April 9th.
