Saint Acestes Explained

Honorific Prefix:Saint
Acestes
Death Date:1st century
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Feast Day:2 July

Saint Acestes was one of three soldiers who escorted Paul the Apostle to his death, who was later venerated by the pre-congregation.[1]

History

Not much is known about Acestes, but he is known to have been one of the three soldiers who escorted Paul to Rome, where he was martyred.The three soldiers who escorted Paul were also converted by him.

After witnessing Paul being martyred, the three soldiers declared their faith to the crowd. Consequently, they were beheaded.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint Acestes. June 29, 2010. February 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029182634/http://catholicsaints.info/saint-acestes/. October 29, 2019. live.
  2. Web site: St. Acestes - Saints & Angels. Catholic. Online. Catholic Online. 2020-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20190701191315/https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1097. 2019-07-01. live.