Saint Felix of Rome

Memorial

• 30 August

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Priest in Rome. Ordered to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods, he refused and prayed instead; the idols shattered. Arrested, tortured, and martyred.

Died

• beheaded c.303 in Rome, Italy
• buried on the Ostian Way outside Rome
• relics in the Cathedral of Vienna, Austria

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Felix of Rome“. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 March 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>