Felix of Thibiuca

Felix (d. 303) was a bishop of Thibiuca in Africa who was martyred during the Great Persecution under the Roman emperor Diocletian alongside Audactus, Fortunatus, Januarius, and Septimus.[1] Felix is said to have resisted the command of the local magistrate Magnillian (Latin: Magnillianus) to surrender his church's copies of the Christian scriptures.[1] In one account, Felix and the others were taken to Carthage and decapitated on July 15.[1] These Five Martyrs of Carthage were venerated in the basilica of St Faustus.[2] Another placed his martyrdom at Venosa in Italy.[1] His companions may have been deacons but, apart from their joint martyrdom with Felix, are now unknown.[1][n 1] Their feast day was observed jointly on October 24.[1]

Not to be confused with the legendary St Felix who was supposedly martyred in 303 alongside "Adauctus"; with the St Felix who was martyred alongside Fortunatus and Achilleus in 212; with the St Felix who was martyred alongside Januarius & 5 other Holy Brothers, all sons of St Felicity of Rome; or with SS Felix and Januarius of Heraclea.
Saint Felix of Thibiuca
Martyr & Bishop
Saint Audactus
Saint Fortunatus
Saint Januarius
Saint Septimus
Martyrs

Felix was formerly honored as the patron saint of Venosa.

See also

Notes
  1. The Dictionary of Christian Biography lists a St Januarius martyred on October 24 with a Felix. He is said to have been a priest.[2]

References

Citations
  1. Bunson & al. (2003).
  2. DCB (1882), p. 341.

Bibliography
  • Bunson, Matthew; et al. (2003), "Felix", Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, Rev. ed., Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, p. 316, ISBN 1-931709-75-0, archived from the original on 2015-10-01, retrieved 2015-10-01.
  • A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects, and Doctrines; during the First Eight Centuries, being a Continuation of 'The Dictionary of the Bible', Vol. III, London: John Murray, 1882.
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