St. Felix, Pope

St. Felix I, who governed the Church from 268 to 273, was buried after his martyrdom in the “crypt of the popes” at the catacomb of St. Callixtus.  Pope St. Felix commanded that Masses be offered over the tombs of martyrs.  This union of the martyrs with the sacrifice of the Mass shows that their…

St. Felix I, who governed the Church from 268 to 273, was buried after his martyrdom in the “crypt of the popes” at the catacomb of St. Callixtus.  Pope St. Felix commanded that Masses be offered over the tombs of martyrs.  This union of the martyrs with the sacrifice of the Mass shows that their…