Name
Felix and Fortunatus, brothers, martyrs of Aquileia and Vicenza
Saint ID
S01164
Number in BH
BHL 2860
Reported Death Not Before
285
Reported Death Not After
305
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Groups and pairs of saints
| ID | Title | E02091 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Felix and Fortunatus (brothers, martyrs of Aquileia and Vicenza, S01164) narrates the trial and death of Felix and Fortunatus under Diocletian and Maximian, and how their bodies were disputed between the cities of Vicenza and Aquileia, each taking one of the martyrs. Written presumably in Aquileia, probably between the 5th and the 7th c. | E04848 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 11 June. | E04918 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 14 August. | E05299 | Chromatius of Aquileia preaches a sermon (Sermon 7) on the feast day of *Felix and Fortunatus (brothers, martyrs of Aquileia and Vicenza, S01164). Delivered in Latin in Aquileia (northern Italy), 388/407. | E06245 | Venantius Fortunatus, in a poem on virginity (8.3), when describing the court of heaven lists numerous saints with the cities of their resting-place. Written in Latin in Gaul, probably in the early 570s. | E08256 | Latin inscription recording the presence of relics of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), *Felix (possibly the martyr of Gerona, S00408), and *Vincentius (probably the martyr of Zaragoza and Valencia, S00290). Found near Calama (Numidia, central North Africa). Probably 6th/7th c. | E08349 | Venantius Fortunatus writes the Life of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050). It is an adaptation in epic verse of the Life of Martin and of books 2 and 3 of the Dialogues of Sulpicius Severus; in a final envoi, the book travels from Poitiers to Fortunatus' home city of Ravenna, stopping at the shrines of many saints along the way. Written in Latin, in Poitiers (western Gaul), between 573 and 576. Overview entry. | E08488 | Venantius Fortunatus, at the end of his verse Life of St Martin (4.658-60), sends the personified book on a pilgrimage, from Poitiers to the poet's home city of Ravenna, venerating various saints along the way; its seventh such stop is at Aquileia (northern Italy), where it can meet the city's martyrs: the 'Cantiani' (*Cantius, Cantianus and Cantianilla, martyrs of Aquileia, S01552) and *Fortunatus (brother of Felix and martyr of Aquileia, S01164). Written in Latin in Poitiers (north-west Gaul), 573/576. |
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