Felix of Burgundy

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Felix of Burgundy (also Felix of Dunwich or Felix of East Anglia ; † March 8, 647/648) was the first bishop of East Anglia from 630/631 until his death . He is considered a saint and is venerated as the "Apostle of East Anglia".

Life

Felix was born in Burgundy and ordained a minister. Around 626/627 he was probably bishop in Chalon-sur-Saône in Burgundy . He met Sigebert , who was living in exile and whom he followed to East Anglia around 630. Presumably he had to leave the Frankish empire after the death of King Chlothar II in 629 for political reasons.

Honorius , the Archbishop of Canterbury , consecrated him Bishop of the East Angles and assigned him Dommoc as a bishopric. Dommoc is usually identified with Dunwich , but Walton Castle near Felixstowe can also be considered. King Sigebert and Felix built a school around 631 based on the Franconian model. Later sources from the 12th century name Felix as the originator of other schools, churches (e.g. Redham) and the monastery of Soham. Felix served successfully as a missionary throughout East Anglia. After 17 years of office he died of natural causes on March 8, 647/648 in Dommoc . He was buried first in Dunwich and then transferred to Soham Abbey. The monastery was sacked by Vikings in 869 and its grave desecrated. At the time of Canute the Great (1016-1035), Felix's relics were transferred to Ramsey Abbey , where they found their final resting place.

Adoration

He is considered the patron saint of East Anglia and is depicted iconographically as a bishop with three rings on his right hand. His feast day was originally March 8th, but is now celebrated on May 13th. In the 11th century Roger Bigod founded a priory in Felixstowe, which was dedicated to St. Felix. A local parish was named after St. Felix.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fryde, EB, Greenway, DE; Porter, S .; Roy, I .: Handbook of British Chronology , Third Edition, revised. Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1986, ISBN 0-521-56350-X , p. 216.
  2. ↑ a b c Beda, HE II, 15
  3. ^ A b Richard Hoggett: The Archeology of the East Anglian Conversion (Anglo-Saxon Studies), Boydell & Brewer, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84383-595-0 , p. 31; see: NJ Higham: The convert kings: power and religious affiliation in early Anglo-Saxon England , Manchester University Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0-7190-4828-9 , p. 199.
  4. ^ A b c William of Malmesbury : Gesta Pontificum Anglorum II.74
  5. ^ Richard Hoggett: The Archeology of the East Anglian Conversion (Anglo-Saxon Studies), Boydell & Brewer, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84383-595-0 , pp. 37-38.
  6. ↑ Beda, HE III, 18
  7. ↑ a b Liber Eliensis I, 6
  8. ↑ Saint Felix of Burgundy ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Saints.SQPN.com (accessed April 26, 2011)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / saints.sqpn.com
  9. ↑ Felixstowe: Town History ( Memento of the original from April 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at felixstowe.gov.uk (English)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.felixstowe.gov.uk
  10. ↑ St. Felix RC Parish - Felixstowe ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.saintfelix.co.uk
predecessor Office successor
- Bishop of East Anglia
630–647 		Thomas
personal data
SURNAME Felix of Burgundy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Felix of Dunwich; Felix of East Anglia; Apostles of East Anglia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of East Anglia
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century or 7th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Burgundy
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 647 or March 8, 648
Place of death Dommoc