Felix I

Who they were

Felix succeeded Pope Dionysius early in 269, just as news arrived of the Synod of Antioch's deposition of Paul of Samosata for heresy about the Trinity. A letter on the Trinity attributed to Felix, stressing that the Son of God and the Son of Man are one and the same in Christ, was later cited at the Council of Ephesus. He died in 274.

The miracles

There was never a formal cause: Felix has been honoured as a saint since the early Church. Later sources call him a martyr, but the Catholic Encyclopedia considers this a confusion of names.

Why that counted as sanctity

Felix guarded the faith in the unity of Christ, true God and true man, in a time of dispute.

Connected on this site

• Eutychian Saint
  “Eutychian succeeded Pope Felix I and governed the Church from January 275 until 7 December 283, in a time of peace after the death of Aurelian.” — this site's research
• Reverianus Saint
  “According to tradition, Reverianus was of Italian origin, he was sent by Pope Felix I to evangelize the Aedui, a Gallic people of Gallia Lugdunensis and is considered the "apostle of the Morvan".” — Wikipedia