Third Bishop of Metz and successor to Saint Clement, Felix governed his diocese with virtue for forty-two years. After triumphing over numerous persecutions, he was buried in Metz before his relics were transferred to Würzburg in the 11th century by the Emperor Saint Henry.
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SAINT FELIX, BISHOP OF METZ (128).
The Episcopate of Felix in Metz
The third bishop of Metz and collaborator of Saint Clement, Felix governed his diocese for forty-two years with virtue despite persecutions.
Felix Félix Third bishop of Metz, successor to Saint Clement. was, after Saint Clement saint Clément First bishop and apostle of Metz. , father and apostle of the church o l’église de Metz City where the saint received his theological training. f Metz, of which he had been the active cooperator, the third bishop of this see. He possessed all the episcopal virtues, and distinguished himself through holy vigils. He governed his church for forty-two years, triumphed over many persecutions, and finally attained the heavenly homeland. He was buried in the crypt of the oratory that Saint Clement had built in honor of Saint Peter, saint Pierre Apostle mentioned for the setting of the procession date. prince of the Apostles.
Cult and translation of relics
After his death, a basilica was dedicated to him in Metz before Emperor Henry II transferred his relics to Würzburg in the 11th century.
Soon, to honor the memory of the blessed prelate, a basilica was erected under his name, in which signs of divine power broke forth. The veneration of the people for Saint Felix only inc reased with saint Félix Third bishop of Metz, successor to Saint Clement. time, and, in the 11th century, the holy Emperor Henry wished to enrich with l’empereur saint Henri Holy Roman Emperor who transferred the relics of Saint Felix. his relics the basilica of Würzburg which he had built, wh Wurtzbourg City in Germany of which Burchard was the first bishop. ere they are honored most religiously. At 128.
Annexes & related entities
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Key Events
- Cooperator of Saint Clement
- Third bishop of Metz
- Governed the Church of Metz for forty-two years
- Triumph over numerous persecutions
- Translation of relics to Würzburg in the 11th century
Miracles
- Signs of divine power bursting forth in the basilica dedicated to his name