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Acacius

Acacius was a cognomen of Rome, and the name of various saints:

Saint Acacius the Bishop[?]
Saint Acacius of Byzantium[?] (d. 303)
Saint Acacius[?]
Saint Acacius of Amida[?]
Acacius of Caesarea[?] "the One-Eyed" (d. 366)
Acacius of Beroea[?]
Acacius of Constantinople (d. 489)
Acacius, father of Theodora, Empress of Byzantium

The acacia is a type of thorny tree.

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