Felix of Valois
Saint Felix of Valois OSST | |
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Trinitarian habit with a coronet at his feet; purse; Trinitarian with a stag nearby; Trinitarian with chains or captives nearby; depicted with the Holy Trinity |
Felix of Valois, OSST (
Life
Butler says that Felix was born in 1127.[2] He was surnamed Valois because he was a native of the province of Valois. Tradition holds that he renounced his possessions and retired to a dense forest in the Diocese of Meaux, where he gave himself to prayer and contemplation.[3] Much later sources sometimes identify him with Hugh (II), supposed son of Ralph I, Count of Vermandois by Eleanor of Champagne.
John of Matha, a young nobleman, a native of Provence, and doctor of divinity, who was later ordained priest, having heard of the holy hermit of Cerfroid, sought him out, and put himself under his direction.[2] John proposed to him the project of founding an order for the redemption of captives.[4] Felix, though seventy years of age, readily agreed.
The Trinitarians
Felix and John set out for
Felix died amongst his fellow Trinitarians at their motherhouse in Cerfroid on November 4, 1212.[2]
Veneration
Though no bull of his canonization is extant, it is the tradition of his institute that he was
Legacy
Saint-Felix-de-Valois is a village in the province of Quebec. St. Felix de Valois Parish is located in Bankstown, Australia.[9] St. Felix Church in Clifton Springs, New York is named after him. It is now part of Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Parish in the Diocese of Rochester, New York. The current church building was built in 1895 and the name of the parish was changed at that time from St. Agnes to St. Felix by the pastor Felix O'Hanlon. The [10]
See also
References
- ^ "Saint Felix of Valois - Saint of the Day - November 4 -". 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Butler, Rev. Alban, "Saint Felix of Valois, Confessor", Lives of the Saints, Volume XI, 1886". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ ""About the Trinitarians", The Trinitarians". Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ a b c "O'Kane, Michael. "St. Felix of Valois." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 22 Feb. 2013". Newadvent.org. 1909-09-01. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ "Moeller, Charles. "Order of Trinitarians." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 22 Feb. 2013". Newadvent.org. 1912-10-01. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ "Patron Saints Index: "Saint Felix of Valois"". Saints.sqpn.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ "Calendarium Romanum" (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1969), p. 146
- ISBN 88-209-7210-7)
- ^ "St. Felix de Valois Parish, Bankstown, Australia". Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
- ^ "St. Felix Catholic Center, Huntington, Indiana". Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
External links
- The Trinitarians Archived 2019-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Catholic Online - Saints & Angels: St. Felix of Valois
- Summary of the Trinitarian Fathers (in French)