Saint Felix

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Saint Felix is the name of numerous saints and popes in the Roman Catholic Church.

Popes named Felix

  • Saint Felix I (pope 269–274 AD) — see separate article.
  • Saint Felix III (pope 483–492 AD) — grandfather of Saint Gregory the Great; excommunicated Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople, triggering the Acacian Schism; feast March 1.
  • Saint Felix IV (pope 526–530 AD) — appointed by Ostrogothic King Theodoric; promoted the cult of saints; feast September 22.

Martyrs and confessors named Felix

  • Saint Felix of Dunwich (died 647 AD) — Bishop of East Anglia; Burgundian missionary who evangelized East Anglia; Felixstowe is named for him; feast March 8.
  • Saint Felix and Adauctus (died c. 304 AD) — Roman martyrs; Felix a priest, Adauctus a stranger who joined his martyrdom voluntarily; feast August 30.

See also