Felix of Valois

Felix of Valois, OSST (French: Félix de Valois; April 16, 1127 – November 4, 1212) was a French Catholic former Cistercian hermit and a co-founder (with John of Matha) of the Trinitarian Order.

Saint

Felix of Valois

OSST
Confessor
BornApril 16, 1127
possibly Valois, France
DiedNovember 4, 1212(1212-11-04) (aged 85)
Monastery of Cerfroid, Brumetz, Picardy (now the department of Aisne), France
Venerated inCatholic Church
CanonizedMay 1, 1262, Rome by Pope Urban IV
Major shrineMonastery of Cerfroid, Brumetz, Department of Aisne, France
FeastNovember 4
November 20 (General Roman Calendar 1679-1969)
Attributesbanner; old man in Trinitarian habit with a coronet at his feet; purse; Trinitarian with a stag nearby; Trinitarian with chains or captives nearby; depicted with the Holy Trinity
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