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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, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Portuensis

Saint ID

S02672

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00688The Notitia ecclesiarum urbis Romae, a guide to saints' graves around Rome, lists those on the via Portuensis, south-west of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 625/649.
E04897The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 29 July.
E05061The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 22 December.
E06912The Cymiteria totius Romanae urbis lists 17 cemeteries around the city of Rome, giving their original names and the name of a prominent saint (or saints) buried there. Presumably written in Rome, possibly in the 6th c.
E06988The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Portuensis, south-west of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683.
E07895The Itinerarium Malmesburiense, a guide to saints' graves around and within Rome, lists those outside the porta Portuensis on the via Portuensis, south-west of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683.
E08258A geographical text known as the Cosmographia of Pseudo-Aethicus associates bridges and streets in Rome with *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), *Paul (the Apostle, S00008), and *Felix (martyr of Rome, buried on the via Portuensis, S02672). Written in Latin in Italy, in the 5th or early 6th century.