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Felix of Nantes
Bishop and saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 6 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
512
Died
582
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Nantes in Brittany, the memory of Saint Felix of Nantes, bishop, who showed his zeal in serving his fellow citizens, building the cathedral church and tirelessly evangelising the rural people.
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 6 January as the bishop of Nantes who built its cathedral and evangelised the countryside.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 6 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3092649 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Felix of Nantes (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.