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 Nola (died c. 260 AD) — priest at Nola in Campania who hid Saint Maximus of Nola from persecutors; hidden by divine intervention; feast January 14; celebrated by Saint Paulinus of Nola in famous poems.
- Saint Felix of Valois (1127–1212) — French hermit; co-founder of the Trinitarian Order with Saint John of Matha for the ransom of captives; feast November 20.
- Saint Felix of Cantalice (1515–1587) — Capuchin lay brother in Rome; known as Deo Gratias for always giving thanks; friend of Saint Philip Neri; feast May 18 — see separate article.
- 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.