St Audactus (other)
Audactus may refer to either: * St Audactus (d. AD 303), the companion in martyrdom of St Felix of Thibiuca * St Adauctus, the legendary companion in martyrdom of a different St Felix supposedly also murdered in 303 {{dab ...
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St Felix Of Thibiuca
Felix ( 303) was a bishop of Thibiuca in Africa who was martyred during the Great Persecution under the Roman emperor Diocletian alongside Audactus, Fortunatus, Januarius, and Septimus. Felix is said to have resisted the command of the local magistrate Magnillian ( la, Magnillianus) to surrender his church's copies of the Christian scriptures. __NOTOC__ In one account, Felix and the others were taken to Carthage and decapitated on July 15. These were venerated in the basilica of St Faustus. Another placed his martyrdom at Venosa in Italy. His companions may have been deacons but, apart from their joint martyrdom with Felix, are now unknown. Their feast day was observed jointly on October 24. Felix was formerly honored as the patron saint of Venosa Venosa ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, in the Vulture area. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Ginestra, Lavello, Maschito, Montemilone ...
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