Ahillios of Larissa

Saint Ahillios of Larissa (also known as Ahillion, Achillius, Achilles, Ailus, Achillas, Achilius, Ágios Achílleios) was also a Metropolis (Bishop) of Larissa. His Feast Day is on 15 May. Achillius is mainly remembered for his vehement defence of orthodoxy during the Council of Nicea and a miracle he performed in testimony against Arianism : "Taking up a stone, Achillius called to the Arians: 'If Christ is a creature of God, as you say, tell oil to flow from this stone.' The heretics kept silent, amazed at this demand by St. Achillius. Then the saint continued: 'And if the Son of God is equal to the Father, as we believe, then let oil flow from this stone.' And oil flowed out, to the amazement of all. " Achillius died in Larissa, Thessaly in 330. When Samuel, Emperor of Bulgaria, conquered Thessaly, he translated the relics of Achillius to Prespa, to an island in a lake that was subsequently named after the Saint. A district of Larissa is called Saint Achellios after this Saint.