Enciclopedia Cattolica

Narcissus and Felix, Saints, Martyrs

NARCISSO E FELICE, SANTI, MARTIRI

Volume VIII · p. 976 · 1952

English translation · Testo originale italiano

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

NARCISSO and FELICE, saints, martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 18 March. N. was bishop of Cologne, F. a deacon; they are said to have perished at Gerona in Spain during the persecution of Diocletian.

This information is drawn from the legendary Conversio s. Afrae (BHL, 108). According to this work, N. and F., after converting the prostitute Afra at Cologne, went to Gerona, where they were martyred. In the Hieronymian Martyrology F. alone is commemorated, on 1 Aug., whereas there is no mention of N. The Passio of F. relates that he was African, a native of Scilli; during the persecution of Diocletian he went to Spain, and at Gerona he was ar-

rested; brought before the tribunal of the judge Daciano, after various tortures he was killed. Prudenzio and St Gregory of Tours speak of him and of his basilica.

BIBL.: S. Gregorio di Tours, De gloria martyrum, 91; B. Krusch, Conversio et Passio 1. Afrae, in MGH, Script. rerum Merov., III, pp. 41-64; Acta SS. Martii, II, Parigi 1865, pp. 620-623; Augusti, I, ivi 1867, pp. 22-29; Martyr. Hieronymianum, p. 411; Martyr. Romanum, pp. 102, 318. Agostino Amore
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“NARCISSO E FELICE, SANTI, MARTIRI.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), p. 976. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/narcisso-e-felice-santi-martiri.