Saint of the Day – 21 February – St Felix (4th Century) Bishop of Metz. Also known as – Felice, Felix I, Felix I of Metz.
The Roman Martyrology simply reads today: “At Metz, St Felix, Bishop”
An ancient unknown French Bishop
Felix I was the 3rd Bishop of Metz. He was included in the chronology of the Diocese by a catalogue compiled around 776. He is preceded by Saint Clement and Saint Celeste and followed by Saint Patient, Saint Victor I and Saint Victor II.
Thanks to the presence of Saint Victor I, documented around 346, it is possible to hypothesise that Saint Felix I governed the City in the second or third decade of the 4th Century. Tradition believes that he was the shepherd of Metz for forty-two years and six months and died on 21 February in an unspecified year but, this information has no historical foundation.
The Bollandists, in their commentary on the Roman Martyrology, confirm that the origins of the Seat of Metz are very dubious and controversial.
Tradition has it that during the 11th Century Felix’s Relics were delivered by Tierry of Luxembourg, the 42nd Bishop of Metz from 1006-1047, to the Archbishop of Bamberg.
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