Saint Agathius

Saint Agathius (died 303), also known as Achatius or Agathonas^[1] or Acacius of Byzantium,^[4] 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 (Constantinople), where he was scourged and beheaded, being made a martyr because he would not give up his Christian Faith