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, Audactus, Januarius, and Septimus *

Fortunatus of Naples Fortunatus of Naples was a 4th-century Christian bishop. He is the first historically-attested bishop of Naples, as one of the recipients of a letter written by those who took part in the Arian Council of Philippopolis in the 340s - his tradition ...

, 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 Saint Fortunatus (died 537) was a 6th-century bishop of Todi. According to tradition, he defended Todi during a Gothic siege. He is the patron saint of Todi. He is praised by Gregory the Great, who calls him a man of great virtue who took great c ...

(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 (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 Fortunatus M. Lukanima (December 8, 1940 – March 12, 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1968, Lukanima was appointed bishop of what is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha, Tanzania Tanzania (; ), ...

(1940–2014), Roman Catholic bishop * Fortunatus Nwachukwu (born 1960), Roman Catholic apostolic nuncio to various Caribbean nations * Fortunatus Wright (1712–1757), English privateer * Emerich Szerencsés (died 1526), known as Fortunatus, deputy treasurer of the Kingdom of Hungary and a Jewish convert to Christianity * Heinrich Glücksmann (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", a French fairy tale

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