Arkadios was a bishop of Arsinoe in Cyprus, remembered in the Orthodox tradition as a wonderworker. The synaxarion places him in the early Christian centuries of the island; the in-repo record assigns him to the late third and early fourth centuries. He is commemorated on August 29.
According to the tradition, Arkadios was born at Arsinoe to pious and wealthy parents named Michael and Anna. He travelled to Constantinople for his education and, according to the account, preserved his Christian way of life amid the temptations of the capital before returning to Cyprus.
Back on the island he became known for his ascetic discipline and his virtues, withdrawing to the mountains and caves to pursue a life of prayer. The tradition credits him with the gifts of casting out demons, healing the sick, and foreseeing future events, from which his title of wonderworker derives.
He was eventually raised to the episcopal throne of Arsinoe in succession to Bishop Nikon. As bishop he is said to have devoted himself to instructing his flock in the Orthodox faith against the heretical currents of his day. The tradition relates that he shepherded the people of Arsinoe until his peaceful repose on August 29.
