Feast November 23
Saint Felicitas of Rome
Martyr, patron of parents who have lost a child in death · Feast November 23
Biography
Felicitas of Rome, also anglicized as Felicity, is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs. Apart from her name, the only thing known for certain about this martyr is that she was buried in the Cemetery of Maximus, on the Via Salaria on a 23 November. However, a legend presents her as the mother of the seven martyrs whose feast is celebrated on 10 July. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates their martyrdom on 25 January.
Feast day
November 23
Patronage
parents who have lost a child in death
death of children
martyrs
sterility
to have male children
widows
(reflecting only St Martialis) - Town of Torricella Peligna
Province of Chieti
Town of Collarmele
Province of Aquila
in the Abruzzo
The town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire
Birth date
c. 101
Death date
c. 165
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
11
Wikidata qid
Q257960
Feast day of month
23
