Felix's Name Day

14th January

Felix, the name has a description or meaning which is from the Latin, 'fortunate' and 'happiness'

Felix has a Name day of 14th January, please check our history page to find out how this was derived

This description represents the Male usage of the name.

St Felix is a patron saint of the following:

Symbols are often associated with Saints, it often helped in the middle ages when people were unable to read thus Felix has the following symbols associated

Historically Famous Felixs

There are over 60 saints called Felix recognized as martyrs by the Roman Catholic Church, but one of special interest to English people is the Burgundian who came as a missionary preacher to East Anglia and later became Bishop of Dunwich, the mysterious cathedral town which was washed into the sea. He also gave his name to the port of Felixstowe. He died in 648, and his feast day is kept on 8 March. Felix of Nola lived three centuries earlier, near Naples, and became chaplain to his Bishop, Maximus. During the persecutions carried out by Emperor Decius (249-251), Maximus went into hiding, but Felix was arrested and tortured until he escaped with the help of an angel. He, too, was forced to hide from his pursuers; he succeeded this time with the help of a spider which spun a web covering the entrance of the cave in which he hid. Later, he found Bishop Maximus and looked after him until he died, but he refused to be consecrated bishop himself. He was known for his generosity and compassion and, after his death, great miracle-working power.