Felix of Valois

Saint

Felix of Valois

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)
Attributeswhite stag with a cross between his horns[1]
Statues of John of Matha, Felix of Valois and Saint Ivan, Charles Bridge, Prague

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.[2]

  1. ^ Husenbeth, Frederick Charles. Emblems of Saints: By which They are Distinguished in Works of Art, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860, p. 64
  2. ^ "Saint Felix of Valois - Saint of the Day - November 4 -". 9 June 2019.