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|feast_day=20 November<ref name=Van>[https://books.google.com/books?id=d7E7AwAAQBAJ&dq=Saint+Felec+of+Cornwall&pg=PT160 Van der Kiste, John., ''The Little Book of Cornwall'', The History Press, 2013] {{ISBN|9780752492698}}</ref> |
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'''Felec''' or '''Felix''' was an obscure 5th- or 6th-century [[Brython|British]] [[saint]] active in [[Cornwall]]. The church |
'''Felec''' or '''Felix''' was an obscure 5th- or 6th-century [[Brython|British]] [[saint]] active in [[Cornwall]]. The church of [[St Felicitas and St Piala's Church, Phillack]] near [[Hayle]] is dedicated to Saint Felec (as he appears in a 10th-century [[Vatican Library|Vatican]] codex).<ref>[https://www.library.wales/fileadmin/docs_gwefan/new_structure/discover/digital_exhibitions/printed_material/welsh_classical_dictionary/05_D-E-F.pdf "Felec, St.", ''A Welsh Classical Distionary'']</ref> Later generations mistook him for the female [[Felicity of Rome|Saint Felicity]] (alias Felicitas) of Rome.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=JxIjiMStTKIC&dq=Felec+of+Cornwall&pg=PA121 Orme, Nicholas. ''The Saints of Cornwall'', OUP Oxford, 2000], {{ISBN|9780191542893}}, p. 121</ref> |
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Saint Felix was said to have had the miraculous gift of being able to communicate with lions, cats, and other [[felidae|feline]] creatures.<ref name=Van/> There is also a Mount St Phillack in [[Victoria, Australia]] not far from [[Mount St Gwinear]]. |
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| ⚫ | Felec could be equated with Felix, a supposed early king of either [[Cornwall]] or [[Lyonesse]] according to the [[Prose Tristan|Prose ''Tristan'']] (c. 1235) and later [[Italian people|Italian]] [[Arthurian romance]]s, but this reference is very late. The character is probably mythical, having been confused with the 7th-century saint [[Felix of Burgundy]]. Like Lyonesse, [[Dunwich]], the centre of his diocese, was inundated by the flood that led to the destruction of Lyonesse. |
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| ⚫ | Felec could be equated with Felix, a supposed early king of either [[Cornwall]] or [[Lyonesse]] and the father of [[Mark of Cornwall]], according to the [[Prose Tristan|Prose ''Tristan'']] (c. 1235) and later [[Italian people|Italian]] [[Arthurian romance]]s, but this reference is very late. The character is probably mythical, having been confused with the 7th-century saint [[Felix of Burgundy]]. Like Lyonesse, [[Dunwich]], the centre of his diocese, was inundated by the flood that led to the destruction of Lyonesse. |
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*[http://www.phillackchurch.org.uk/ Phillack Church website] |
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Piala is said to have been the sister of [[Saint Gwinear]]. |
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*[[List of Cornish saints]] |
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*[[Christianity in Cornwall]] |
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205181736/http://www.synaxarion.org.uk/03CornishSaints/Felec/Felec.html |date=December 5, 2023 |title=The Saints of Great Britain and Ireland: Saint Felec}} |
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 13 November 2024
Saint Felec of Cornwall | |
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| Died | 5th or 6th centuries |
| Feast | 20 November[1] |
| Patronage | Phillack church, west Cornwall |
Felec or Felix was an obscure 5th- or 6th-century British saint active in Cornwall. The church of St Felicitas and St Piala's Church, Phillack near Hayle is dedicated to Saint Felec (as he appears in a 10th-century Vatican codex).[2] Later generations mistook him for the female Saint Felicity (alias Felicitas) of Rome.[3]
Saint Felix was said to have had the miraculous gift of being able to communicate with lions, cats, and other feline creatures.[1] There is also a Mount St Phillack in Victoria, Australia not far from Mount St Gwinear.
Felec could be equated with Felix, a supposed early king of either Cornwall or Lyonesse and the father of Mark of Cornwall, according to the Prose Tristan (c. 1235) and later Italian Arthurian romances, but this reference is very late. The character is probably mythical, having been confused with the 7th-century saint Felix of Burgundy. Like Lyonesse, Dunwich, the centre of his diocese, was inundated by the flood that led to the destruction of Lyonesse.
Piala is said to have been the sister of Saint Gwinear.
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[edit]External links
[edit]- The Saints of Great Britain and Ireland: Saint Felec at the Wayback Machine (archived December 5, 2023)
