#SaintAchatius

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Saint Achatius 

Died c. 303 or 311

Feast Day:May 8

Patronage: soldiers, invoked against headache

Saint Achatius (also known as Acacias or Agathius) was a Cappadocian Greek centurion. He was arrested for his faith in Thrace and was taken to be tortured multiple times, though some of his afflictions were miraculously healed. Eventually, they beheaded him because he would not give up the Christian Faith. St. Achatius is one of the 14 Holy Helpers.

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