Память преподобного отца нашего Ахиллия, епископа Ларисийского

This saint lived during the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great and was descended from pious parents. Having devoted himself to a pious and God-fearing life and having studied secular sciences and higher philosophy, he adorned himself with all sorts of godly deeds, which is why he was appointed bishop of upper Larissa Thessaly 3263 for the Christians living throughout Hellas. Present at the Ecumenical Council in Nicaea 3264, he denounced Arius and his associates 3265. Returning then again to Larisa, he destroyed many idol churches, cast out demons who were possessed, and performed a great many other miracles. In addition, he again built church buildings and richly decorated them, after which he departed this life in peace 3266. Thessaly is a region in ancient Greece. Upper Thessaly is named Larissa from the city of Larissa, located on the Penaeus River. The city of Nicaea was located in Asia Minor in the ancient Roman province of Bithynia on the eastern shore of Lake Ascania. In the month of imp. Basil it is said that the Monk Achillius, disgracing on I Om. Cathedral of Heretics, aroused general surprise. The Monk Achillius died ca. 330. Since 978, his relics have been located in Bulgaria in the village of Agil, named after him. You might be interested in: