SAINT
saint-felicitas-of-rome
A saint of the Catholic Church
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
11-23
patronages
- 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
feast Day Of Month
23

