Acacius of Beroea

Acacius von Beröa (also Akakios) (* around 322; † between 432 and 437) was bishop of Beröa in Syria in the fourth and fifth centuries .

Not much is known about his youth. As a young man he lived in the monastery of Gindanus near Antioch near Antioch. In 377 he was sent to Rome to speak to Pope Damasus I against Apollinarism . When Eusebius of Samosata returned from exile in 378, he consecrated Acacius as Bishop of Berea in Syria (now Aleppo ). He took part as bishop at the first council of Constantinople (381).

literature

Adolf Jülicher : Akakios 6 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 1141.
Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : ACACIUS from Beröa. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 15. ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Acacius of Beroea
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Akakios of Beroea; Acacius beroeensis; Acacius Beroeae Episcopus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Berea in Syria
DATE OF BIRTH	at 322
DATE OF DEATH	between 432 and 437