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Felix of Burgundy
7th-century Bishop of Dunwich and saint
SaintFull write-upKingdom of BurgundyPre-congregation
Feast: 8 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
550
Died
648
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Dunwich in England, Saint Felix, bishop, who, a native of Burgundy, evangelised the East Angles in the time of King Sigeberht.
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 8 March as a bishop from Burgundy who evangelised the East Angles.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 8 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1357293 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Felix of Burgundy (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.