Felix of Burgundy

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

Life

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

Worship

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

Swell

Sigeberht of East Anglia Francia Chlothar II. Honorius of Canterbury Internet History Sourcebooks Project Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
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