Felix of Thibiuca

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.

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]

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

• Other saints Felix
• Other saints Audactus
• Other saints Fortunatus
• Other saints Januarius
• Other saints Septimus

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.