Saint Felician of Foligno
- Memorial
- 24 January;
formerly 20 October
- Profile
- Spiritual student of Pope Saint Eleutherius during his missionary days.
Consecrated bishop of Foligno by Pope Victor I in Rome c.204; he was the first bishop given the pallium as symbol of his office.
For a time, Felician was the only bishop in northern Italy.
Ordained Saint Valentine of Terni as priest.
Arrested, tortured and martyred at age 94 in the persecutions of Decius, dying en route to a triumph for Decius.
The city of Foligno grew up around the church that was built over his grave.
- Born
- c.158 in Foligno, Italy
- Died
- marytred c.250 just outside of Foligno, Italy;
chapel built over his grave;
later replaced by a church;
body transferred to Metz, France on 4 October 970;
some relics translated to Minden, Germany;
relics returned to Feligno in 1673 and 1674
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
- Foligno, Italy
- Representation
- an old bishop with a hook and tongs;
an old bishop with holes bored through his feet and hands
- Additional Information
- For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
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