Felix of Valois
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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.[1]
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Saint Felix of Valois OSST | |
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Confessor | |
Born | April 16, 1127 possibly Valois, France |
Died | November 4, 1212(1212-11-04) (aged 85) Monastery of Cerfroid, Brumetz, Picardy (now the department of Aisne), France |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Canonized | May 1, 1262, Rome by Pope Urban IV |
Major shrine | Monastery of Cerfroid, Brumetz, Department of Aisne, France |
Feast | November 4 November 20 (General Roman Calendar 1679-1969) |
Attributes | banner; 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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