Feast April 23
Saint Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus
Martyr, patron of Valence · Feast April 23
Biography
Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus were 3rd-century Christian saints who suffered martyrdom during the reign of Caracalla. Felix, a priest, Fortunatus and Achilleus, both deacons, were sent by Irenaeus, to Valence, to convert the locals. It is said that they died c. 212.
Feast day
April 23
Patronage
- Valence
- Drôme
- France
Death date
212 AD
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
4
Wikidata qid
Q3818716
Feast day of month
23