Tag: Saint Felix
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 14, is St. Felix’ Day, With Footnotes – 14
Saint Felix of Nola (d. ca. 250) was a Christian presbyter at Nola near Naples in Italy. He sold off his possessions in order to give to the poor, but was arrested and tortured for his Christian faith during the persecution of the Roman emperor Decius (r. 249–51). He was believed to have died a martyr’s death during the…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 14, is St. Felix’ Day, With Footnotes – 14
Felix of Nola, Saint, beaten and hidden by a spider’s web, 15th century Saint Felix of Nola (d. ca. 250) was a Christian presbyter at Nola near Naples in Italy. He sold off his possessions in order to give to the poor, but was arrested and tortured for his Christian faith during the persecution of the Roman emperor Decius (r.…
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