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Felice
martyr
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Born
—
unknown
Died
303
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Lodi in Insubria, the holy martyrs Nabor and Felix. In the persecution of Maximian, they suffered martyrdom by being beheaded after various tortures. Their bodies were brought to Milan by Blessed Savina, and honorably buried there.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dominican Martyrology (1955) remembers him on 12 July.
Connected on this site
- Nabor and Felix Saint“At Lodi in Insubria, the holy martyrs Nabor and Felix.” — this site's research
Sources
- The Martyrology of the Order of Friars Preachers (tr. W. R. Bonniwell OP, 1955), 12 July
- Wikidata Q2182480 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.