Fortunatus is a Latin word meaning "happy, lucky, rich, blessed". A masculine given name, it can refer to:

Saints

Fortunatus the Apostle Fortunatus is person mentioned by St Paul in I Corinthians 16:17: ''I was glad when Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.'' Church traditions Fortunatus was a disciple from Corinth, of Ro ...

, one of the 70 Disciples of Jesus Christ, companion of

Achaicus of Corinth Achaicus ( grc-gre, Ἀχαϊκός , "belonging to Achaia") was a Corinthian Christian who according to the Bible, together with Fortunatus and Stephanas, carried a letter from the Corinthians to St. Paul, and from St. Paul to the Corinthians ( ...

* Fortunatus (1st century), martyred with SS Orontius and Justus * Fortunatus (died c. 70), a deacon martyred with

Hermagoras of Aquileia Saint Hermagoras of Aquileia (also spelled Hermenagoras, Hermogenes, Ermacoras) ( it, Sant'Ermagora, fur, Sant Macôr or Sant Ramacul, sl, sveti Mohor; fl. 3rd century – c. 305) is considered the first bishop of Aquileia, northern Italy. Christ ...

* Fortunatus (died 212), martyred with SS Felix and Achilleus *

Fortunatus of Casei Saint Fortunatus of Casei ( it, San Fortunato di Casei) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Tradition makes him a member of the Theban Legion, and thus martyred at Agaunum. However, his relics were situated in the catacombs of Saint ...

(died 286), a martyr * Fortunatus (died 303), a deacon martyred with SS

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 loca ...

, Audactus, Januarius, and Septimus * Fortunatus of Naples, 4th century bishop of Naples *

Fortunatus of Spoleto Saint Fortunatus of Spoleto (died ) was a parish priest near Spoleto in Umbria sometime between the 4th and 5th centuries. He is venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church. Little historical detail regarding Fortunatus survives, but he may h ...

(died 400), a priest near Montefalco * Fortunatus of Todi (died 537), bishop of Todi *

Venantius Fortunatus Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus ( 530 600/609 AD; french: Venance Fortunat), known as Saint Venantius Fortunatus (, ), was a Latin poet and hymnographer in the Merovingian Court, and a bishop of the Early Church who has been venerate ...

(died in the early 7th century), a poet and bishop of Poitiers

Other

Fortunatus Dwarris Sir Fortunatus William Lilley Dwarris (1786–1860) was an English lawyer and author. Life The eldest son of William Dwarris of Warwick and Golden Grove, Jamaica, by Sarah, daughter of W. Smith of Southam in Warwickshire, he was born in Jamaica o ...

(1786–1860), English lawyer and author *

Fortunatus Hueber Fortunatus Hueber (21 November 1639, in Neustadt an der Donau – 12 February 1706, in Munich) was a West German Franciscan historian and theologian. Life He entered the Bavarian province of the Franciscan Reformati on 5 November 1654. He was ge ...

(1639–1706), German Franciscan historian and theologian * Fortunatus M. Lukanima (1940–2014), Roman Catholic bishop *

Fortunatus Nwachukwu Fortunatus Nwachukwu (born 10 May 1960) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who represents the Holy See at several international organizations in Geneva. He has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1994. He has been a ...

(born 1960), Roman Catholic apostolic nuncio to various Caribbean nations *

Fortunatus Wright Fortunatus Wright (c.1712–1757) was a British merchant and privateer, notable for his activities in the Mediterranean Sea during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. Early life Wright was apparently a native of Wallas ...

(1712–1757), English privateer *

Emerich Szerencsés Emerich Szerencsés (also known as Fortunatus; died August 1526) was deputy treasurer of the Kingdom of Hungary and a Jewish convert to Christianity. Life He was born Jewish but had to convert when it became known that he had sex with a Christian ...

(died 1526), known as Fortunatus, deputy treasurer of the Kingdom of Hungary and a Jewish convert to Christianity *

Heinrich Glücksmann Heinrich Glücksmann (born 7 July 1864, in Rackschitz ( cs, Rakšice, part of Moravský Krumlov) – died June 1947, in Argentina) was a Moravian-born Austrian author. He began his literary career at 16, one of his first productions being ''" Auf ...

(1864–1947), Moravian-born Austrian author who used the pseudonym Fortunatus

Fictional characters

* the protagonist of '' Fortunatus'', a German proto-novel or chapbook about a legendary hero popular in 15th- and 16th-century Europe * the protagonist of ''

Old Fortunatus ''The Pleasant Comedie of Old Fortunatus'' (1599) is a play in a mixture of prose and verse by Thomas Dekker, based on the German legend of Fortunatus and his magic inexhaustible purse. Though the play is not easy to categorise, it has been ca ...

'', a 1599 play by Thomas Dekker * a character in "

King Fortunatus's Golden Wig "King Fortunatus's Golden Wig" ( Breton: ''Barvouskenn ar roue Fortunatus'') is a French fairy tale collected by Colonel A. Troude and G. Milin in '.Paul Delarue, "The Borzoi Book of French Folk-Tales", Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York 1956 It is A ...

", a French fairy tale

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