{{Short description|Catholic saint}} {{Infobox saint | honorific_prefix = Saint | name = Acestes | honorific_suffix = | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | titles = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | home_town = | residence = | death_date = 1st century | death_place = Rome, Italy | venerated_in = | beatified_date = | beatified_place = | beatified_by = | canonized_date = | canonized_place = | canonized_by = Pre-Congregation | major_shrine = | feast_day = 2 July | attributes = | patronage = | issues = | suppressed_date = | suppressed_by = | influences = | influenced = | tradition = | major_works = }}
'''Saint Acestes''' was one of three soldiers who escorted Paul the Apostle to his death, who was later venerated by the pre-congregation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-acestes/|title=Saint Acestes|date=June 29, 2010|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029182634/http://catholicsaints.info/saint-acestes/|archive-date=October 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1097|title=St. Acestes - Saints & Angels|first=Catholic|last=Online|website=Catholic Online|access-date=2020-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701191315/https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1097|archive-date=2019-07-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
== See also == * Pre-Congregation of the Catholic Church
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Acestes}} Category:Catholic martyrs Category:1st-century Christian saints Category:1st-century deaths