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Felicissimus and Agapitus
3rd century Christian martyrs
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 6 August (1962 Missal, commemoration) · not on the current Roman calendar
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Beatified
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Canonised
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Who they were
Felicissimus and Agapitus were two of the six deacons of Pope Sixtus II who were martyred with him on or about 6 August 258, Felicissimus and Agapitus on the same day as the Pope. The seventh deacon, Lawrence of Rome, was martyred on 10 August of the same year.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Agapitus Saint one of this group
- Felicissimus Saint one of this group
- Lawrence of Rome Saint“The seventh deacon, Lawrence of Rome, was martyred on 10 August of the same year.” — Wikipedia
- Sixtus II Saint“Felicissimus and Agapitus were two of the six deacons of Pope Sixtus II who were martyred with him on or about 6 August 258, Felicissimus and Agapitus on the same day as the Pope.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Santi e Beati — Santi Felicissimo, Agapito, Gennaro, Magno, Vincenzo e Stefano, martiri di Roma († Roma, 6 agosto 258) — Felicissimus and Agapitus were deacons of Pope St Sixtus II, beheaded with him on 6 August 258 and buried in the catacomb of Praetextatus on the Via Appia. They stood in the Tridentine calendar with Sixtus on 6 August an
- Wikidata Q1403056 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Felicissimus and Agapitus (CC BY-SA)
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