Name
Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilles, priest and two deacons, martyrs of Valence, Gaul
Saint ID
S02308
Number in BH
BHL 2896-2897
Reported Death Not After
300
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Lesser clergy , Groups and pairs of saints, Missionaries
ID | Title | E06306 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus (martyrs of Valence, S02308) recounts how they were sent by *Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832) to establish the Christian church in Valence (south-east Gaul), and how they were arrested, interrogated, tortured and eventually killed. Written in eastern Gaul, possibly in the early 6th c. | E06312 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Ferreolus and Ferrucio (martyrs of Besançon, S00348) recounts how they were sent by *Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832) to establish the Christian church in Besançon (eastern Gaul), and how they were arrested, interrogated, tortured and eventually killed. Written in eastern Gaul, possibly in the early 6th c. |
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