Felix of Thibiuca

Felix (d. 303) was a bishop of Thibiuca in Africa who was martyred during the Great Persecution under the Roman emperor Diocletian alongside Audactus, Fortunatus, Januarius, and Septimus.^[1] Felix is said to have resisted the command of the local magistrate Magnillian (Latin: Magnillianus) to surrender his church's copies of the Christian scriptures.^[1]

In one account, Felix and the others were taken to Carthage and decapitated on July 15.^[1] These Five Martyrs of Carthage were venerated in the basilica of St Faustus.^[2] Another placed his martyrdom at Venosa in Italy.^[1] His companions may have been deacons but, apart from their joint martyrdom with Felix, are now unknown.^{[1][n 1]} Their feast day was observed jointly on October 24.^[1]

Felix was formerly honored as the patron saint of Venosa.

• Other saints Felix
• Other saints Audactus
• Other saints Fortunatus
• Other saints Januarius
• Other saints Septimus

• Bunson, Matthew; et al. (2003), "Felix", Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, Rev. ed., Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, p. 316, ISBN 1-931709-75-0, archived from the original on 2015-10-01, retrieved 2015-10-01.
• A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects, and Doctrines; during the First Eight Centuries, being a Continuation of 'The Dictionary of the Bible', Vol. III, London: John Murray, 1882.