Fèlix de Roma

Who they were

Felix and Adauctus were martyrs at Rome in 303, under Diocletian and Maximian. Their legend says that Felix, a Roman priest, was taken to the pagan temples to sacrifice, but the idols fell to pieces at his prayer; on his way to execution a stranger declared himself a Christian and died with him, and the Christians called him Adauctus, 'the one added'.

The Catholic Encyclopedia regards these details as legend, but their veneration is very old. Their church over their graves in the cemetery of Commodilla, near St. Paul's, was rediscovered in 1905, and their feast is kept on 30 August.

The miracles

There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.

Why that counted as sanctity

A Roman martyr of 303, honoured with his unnamed companion Adauctus.

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  “Felix and Adauctus were martyrs at Rome in 303, under Diocletian and Maximian.” — this site's research