Martyrs during the persecution of Diocletian (303). The relics of these holy witnesses to the faith rest in Milan, where a church has been erected over their tomb. St. Ambrose extolled the virtues of these two martyrs. In later times, legendary Acts of these saints have appeared, which are imitated from the Acts of other martyrs (Victor, Firmus, and Rusticus). According to these legends, which are without historical value, Nabor and Felix were soldiers in the army of the Maximian Herculeus, and were condemned to death in Milan and beheaded in Lodi. Their feast is celebrated on 12 July.
Felix and Nabor, Saints
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APA citation. Kirsch, J.P. (1911). Sts. Nabor and Felix. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10666b.htm
MLA citation. Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Sts. Nabor and Felix." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. <https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10666b.htm>.
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Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. October 1, 1911. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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