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AMIDA (Ancient city) TURKEY
A bishop of Amida, distinguished for piety and charity in having
sold church-plate, etc., to redeem 7000 Persian prisoners on the Tigris, in Mesopotamia.
His death is commemorated in the Latin Church on April 9th.
St. Acacius, bishop of Amida. Feastday: April 9
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