Pope Felix I

Memorial

• formerly 30 May
• cultus suppressed in 1969

Profile

Son of Constantius; little else is known of his early life. Chosen 26th pope in 269. Believed to have given sanction to the ancient practice of celebrating anniversary Masses at the graves of martyrs. First to condemn the heresy spread by Paul of Samosata which taught that Christ was a mere man used as a puppet by God. Suffered through the persecutions of Aurelian, working personally to bring non-Christians to the faith. Some old records indicate that he was a martyr, the reason for his inclusion on early calendars of the saints, but they were apparently in error, confusing him with another Felix of the era.

Born

in Rome, Italy

Papal Ascension

• 269

Died

• 274

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• pope with an anchor

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Ecole Glossary, by Karen Rae Keck
• Golden Legend
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Popes Through the Ages
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Pope Felix I“. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 March 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>