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Felician of Foligno
Bishop of Foligno, martyr, saint
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 24 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
160
Died
249
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Foligno in Umbria, Saint Felician, who is held to have been the first bishop of this region.
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 Roman Martyrology remembers him on 24 January as the man held to have been the first bishop of the region of Foligno.
Connected on this site
- Messalina of Foligno Saint“Messalina of Foligno (Italian: Santa Messalina di Foligno; 235–249) was a 3rd-century Italian Christian consecrated virgin and martyr who was a disciple of Felician of Foligno.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 24 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1343984 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Felician of Foligno (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.