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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


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
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E06306The 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.
E06312The 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.