Acacius II of Melitene
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Acacius II of Melitene (? - after 437) was metropolitan bishop of Melitene. He was an opponent of Nestorius and close ally of Cyril of Alexandria at the Council of Ephesus of 431. He delivered a homily at Ephesus and wrote two letters to Cyril. Cyril in turn wrote two letters to Acacius.[1] Melitene was a town in Eastern Anatolia.[2]
His successor was Constantine of Melitene. He would have been a young bishop at the time of the Second Council of Ephesus.[3]
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