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Felix of Nicosia
Capuchin lay brother at Nicosia
BlessedResearched
Feast: 31 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Nicosia in Sicily, Blessed Felix (James) Amoroso, religious, who, after being refused for ten years, entered at last the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, where he carried out the humblest services in simplicity and purity of heart.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 31 May as a Capuchin at Nicosia in Sicily who, refused for ten years, carried out the humblest services in simplicity and purity of heart.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 31 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1355883 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.