Saint Felicity
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- Also known as
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Felicitas;
Felicity of Rome
- Memorial
- 23 November
- Profile
- Rich, noble widow.
Mother of seven sons, all of whom were martyred: Alexander, Vitalis, Martial, Januarius, Felix, Philip and Silvanus.
Devoted to charity and caring for the poor.
Arrested for her faith, she was ordered to worship pagan gods; she refused.
Her sons were arrested and given the same order; they refused.
After a series of appeals, they were ordered executed by emperor Antoninus.
Felicity was forced to watch as her children were murdered one by one; after each one she was given the chance to denouce her faith.
Martyr.
- Died
- beheaded in 165 at Rome, Italy;
buried in the cemetery of Maximus beside the Via Salaria, Rome;
relics in Capuchin church at Montefiascone, Tuscany, Italy
- Patronage
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death of children;
martyrs;
sterility;
to have male children;
widows
- Representation
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woman in widow's weeds holding a palm;
woman with a palm, book, and children at her feet;
woman with Saint Andrew the Apostle;
woman with seven sons
- Additional Information
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Google Directory
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
New Catholic Dictionary
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