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|feast_day=20 November<ref name=Van>[https://books.google.com/books?id=d7E7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT160&dq=Saint+Felec+of+Cornwall&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1NAWVb3gAs_YggTR0IM4&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Saint%20Felec%20of%20Cornwall&f=false 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 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). Later generations mistook him for the female [[Felicity of Rome|Saint Felicity]] (alias Felicitas) of Rome.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=JxIjiMStTKIC&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=Felec+of+Cornwall&source=bl&ots=EYeB3womBM&sig=Q141fdWqs89c7Jm1ZacGwyMit6c&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXyPPvlqDbAhUOuVkKHaR8AusQ6AEIZTAQ#v=onepage&q=Felec%20of%20Cornwall&f=false Orme, Nicholas. ''The Saints of Cornwall'', OUP Oxford, 2000, {{ISBN|9780191542893}}, p. 121]</ref>
'''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>


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]].
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]].


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.
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.


Piala is said to have been the sister of [[Saint Gwinear]].
Piala is said to have been the sister of [[Saint Gwinear]].

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==External links==
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* [http://www.synaxarion.org.uk/03CornishSaints/Felec/Felec.html "Saint Felec", The Saints of Great Britain and Ireland - a synaxarion]
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 13 November 2024

Saint Felec of Cornwall
Died5th or 6th centuries
Feast20 November[1]
PatronagePhillack 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Van der Kiste, John., The Little Book of Cornwall, The History Press, 2013 ISBN 9780752492698
  2. ^ "Felec, St.", A Welsh Classical Distionary
  3. ^ Orme, Nicholas. The Saints of Cornwall, OUP Oxford, 2000, ISBN 9780191542893, p. 121
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