Felix 2 (Male)
Bishop of the East Angles, 630x631?647x648
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- Anon.EpisList1: Episcopal List (1)
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Bishop (1)
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Anon.EpisList1 (bishop of the East Angles)
- Anon.EpisList2: Episcopal List (1)
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Bishop (1)
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Anon.EpisList2 (bishop of the East Angles)
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Anon.EpisList3 (bishop of the East Saxons)
- Anon.LiberEliensis: Liber Eliensis / Historia Elie... (10)
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Felix 2 Friend (General relationship) of ~ (1)
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of Sigeberht 3: Anon.LiberEliensis I.1
- Event (9)
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Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (2)
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Felix 2.appointed bishop of the East Angles: Felix 2 was made Bishop of East Anglia, taking up his see in the city of Dummoc.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.1
Sigeberht 3.return to England from exile: After the death of Eorpwald 1, Felix 2 came to England with Sigeberht 3 and was made Bishop of East Anglia, taking up his see in the city of Dummoc.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.1
Baptism (1)
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Felix 2.baptism of Anna 1: Bishop Felix 2 baptised King Anna 1 and all his household along with the province of the East Angles.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.6
Burial (1)
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Felix 2.burial: Felix 2 was buried at Soham.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.6
Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (2)
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Felix 2.founding the church at Redham: Felix 2 founded the church at Redham.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.6
Felix 2.founding the monastery at Soham: 'There used to exist [at Soham] a large and well-known monastic house, in which a considerable community of monks, assembled by a venerable princeps, Lutting 1, observed the order of a holy rule under an abbot, Wærfrith 7. Indeed, one reads in an English source that St Felix 2 was the original founder of the old monastery of Soham and of the church at Redham.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.6
Death/dying (1)
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Felix 1.death: After he had been bishop for 18 years, Felix 2 died at Dummoc in the 12th year of King Anna 1's reign.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.6
Ecclesiastical reform (1)
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Sigeberht 3.established correct faith in his kingdom: Sigeberht 3 brought the province [i.e. that of the East Angles], which had been embroiled in error for three years, to a correct faith and the works of righteousness. This he did through the agency of the holy Bishop Felix 2.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.1
Journey (1)
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Sigeberht 3.return to England from exile: After the death of Eorpwald 1, Felix 2 came to England with Sigeberht 3 and was made Bishop of East Anglia, taking up his see in the city of Dummoc.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.1
Mission/mission-sending (1)
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Sigeberht 3.established correct faith in his kingdom: Sigeberht 3 brought the province [i.e. that of the East Angles], which had been embroiled in error for three years, to a correct faith and the works of righteousness. This he did through the agency of the holy Bishop Felix 2.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.1
Relics-incorrupt preservation/placing in reliquary/requesting/translating (1)
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Felix 2.translation of relics from Soham to Ramsey: The remains of Felix 2 were translated from Soham to Ramsey in the time of King Cnut 3. This was done some years after the church had been destroyed by pagans from Denmark.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.6 (1016 x 1042)
Religious practice (1)
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Felix 2.founding the monastery at Soham: 'There used to exist [at Soham] a large and well-known monastic house, in which a considerable community of monks, assembled by a venerable princeps, Lutting 1, observed the order of a holy rule under an abbot, Wærfrith 7. Indeed, one reads in an English source that St Felix 2 was the original founder of the old monastery of Soham and of the church at Redham.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.6
- ASC: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Base te... (4)
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Felix (1)
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ASC 636 ABCEF(Lat.)G
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ethnicity (1)
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ASC 636 F(Lat.) (he came from Burgundian territory)
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ASC 636 ABCEF(Lat.)G
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Conversion (1)
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Felix 2.preaching of Christian faith to East Angles (Anonymi 802): Felix 2 preached the Christian faith to the East Angles (Anonymi 802).: ASC 636 ABCEF(Lat.)G (636)
Mission/mission-sending (1)
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Felix 2.preaching of Christian faith to East Angles (Anonymi 802): Felix 2 preached the Christian faith to the East Angles (Anonymi 802).: ASC 636 ABCEF(Lat.)G (636)
Pastoral activities/preaching (1)
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Felix 2.preaching of Christian faith to East Angles (Anonymi 802): Felix 2 preached the Christian faith to the East Angles (Anonymi 802).: ASC 636 ABCEF(Lat.)G (636)
- Bede.HE: Ecclesiastical History of the ... (11)
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... Felice (2)
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Bede.HE iii.18
Bede.HE iii.20
Felix (1)
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Bede.HE ii.15
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provenance (1)
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Bede.HE ii.15 (He was born and consecrated bishop in Burgundy)
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Bishop (3)
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Bede.HE ii.15
Bede.HE iii.18
Bede.HE iii.20
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Conversion (1)
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Sigeberht 3-Felix 2.conversion of East Angles: As soon as he began to reign, Sigeberht 3 made it his business to see that the whole kingdom shared his faith.: Bede.HE ii.15
Death/dying (1)
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Felix 2.death: Felix 2 died seventeen years after becoming bishop of the East Angles: Bede.HE iii.20
Disputing/dispute-settling (1)
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Ronan 1-Finan 1.dispute over Easter date: A great and active controversy about the keeping of Easter arose.: Bede.HE iii.25
Easter-observance (1)
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Ronan 1-Finan 1.dispute over Easter date: A great and active controversy about the keeping of Easter arose.: Bede.HE iii.25
Education/teaching (1)
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Sigeberht 3.foundation of school: When Sigeberht 3 returned from Gaul to become king, he established a school where boys could be taught letters.: Bede.HE iii.18
Pastoral activities/preaching (1)
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Sigeberht 3-Felix 2.conversion of East Angles: As soon as he began to reign, Sigeberht 3 made it his business to see that the whole kingdom shared his faith.: Bede.HE ii.15
School-founding (1)
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Sigeberht 3.foundation of school: When Sigeberht 3 returned from Gaul to become king, he established a school where boys could be taught letters.: Bede.HE iii.18
- WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum: Gesta Pontificum Anglorum (4)
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Bishop (1)
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WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.1
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Felix 2 Friend (General relationship) of ~ (1)
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of Sigeberht 3: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.1
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Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (1)
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Sigeberht 3.returning to England with Felix 2: The first bishop of the East Angles was a Burgundian, Felix 2, who became friends with Sigeberht 3 when he was in exile in Gaul and came with him to England after the death of Eorpwald 1. When the kingdom fell to Sigeberht 3, Felix 2 was ordained bishop and gave full support to the spirited king. He also founded schools of letters in suitable places, gradually bringing a barbarous people over to Latinate cultivation.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.1
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of king (1)
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Sigeberht 3.returning to England with Felix 2: The first bishop of the East Angles was a Burgundian, Felix 2, who became friends with Sigeberht 3 when he was in exile in Gaul and came with him to England after the death of Eorpwald 1. When the kingdom fell to Sigeberht 3, Felix 2 was ordained bishop and gave full support to the spirited king. He also founded schools of letters in suitable places, gradually bringing a barbarous people over to Latinate cultivation.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.1
Burial (1)
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Felix 2.resting places: [Felix 2 died] after seventeen years as bishop, and was buried in Dunwich, his episcopal seat, before being transferred to Soham, a village on a marsh. Later it was moved to the monastery at Ramsey.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.2
Death/dying (2)
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Felix 2.resting places: [Felix 2 died] after seventeen years as bishop, and was buried in Dunwich, his episcopal seat, before being transferred to Soham, a village on a marsh. Later it was moved to the monastery at Ramsey.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.2
Sigeberht 3.returning to England with Felix 2: The first bishop of the East Angles was a Burgundian, Felix 2, who became friends with Sigeberht 3 when he was in exile in Gaul and came with him to England after the death of Eorpwald 1. When the kingdom fell to Sigeberht 3, Felix 2 was ordained bishop and gave full support to the spirited king. He also founded schools of letters in suitable places, gradually bringing a barbarous people over to Latinate cultivation.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.1
Education/teaching (1)
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Sigeberht 3.returning to England with Felix 2: The first bishop of the East Angles was a Burgundian, Felix 2, who became friends with Sigeberht 3 when he was in exile in Gaul and came with him to England after the death of Eorpwald 1. When the kingdom fell to Sigeberht 3, Felix 2 was ordained bishop and gave full support to the spirited king. He also founded schools of letters in suitable places, gradually bringing a barbarous people over to Latinate cultivation.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.1
Episcopal see, acquisition/institution/division/merge (1)
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Felix 2.resting places: [Felix 2 died] after seventeen years as bishop, and was buried in Dunwich, his episcopal seat, before being transferred to Soham, a village on a marsh. Later it was moved to the monastery at Ramsey.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.2
Exile (1)
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Sigeberht 3.returning to England with Felix 2: The first bishop of the East Angles was a Burgundian, Felix 2, who became friends with Sigeberht 3 when he was in exile in Gaul and came with him to England after the death of Eorpwald 1. When the kingdom fell to Sigeberht 3, Felix 2 was ordained bishop and gave full support to the spirited king. He also founded schools of letters in suitable places, gradually bringing a barbarous people over to Latinate cultivation.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.1
Friendship-making (1)
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Sigeberht 3.returning to England with Felix 2: The first bishop of the East Angles was a Burgundian, Felix 2, who became friends with Sigeberht 3 when he was in exile in Gaul and came with him to England after the death of Eorpwald 1. When the kingdom fell to Sigeberht 3, Felix 2 was ordained bishop and gave full support to the spirited king. He also founded schools of letters in suitable places, gradually bringing a barbarous people over to Latinate cultivation.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.1
Journey (1)
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Sigeberht 3.returning to England with Felix 2: The first bishop of the East Angles was a Burgundian, Felix 2, who became friends with Sigeberht 3 when he was in exile in Gaul and came with him to England after the death of Eorpwald 1. When the kingdom fell to Sigeberht 3, Felix 2 was ordained bishop and gave full support to the spirited king. He also founded schools of letters in suitable places, gradually bringing a barbarous people over to Latinate cultivation.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.1
School-founding (1)
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Sigeberht 3.returning to England with Felix 2: The first bishop of the East Angles was a Burgundian, Felix 2, who became friends with Sigeberht 3 when he was in exile in Gaul and came with him to England after the death of Eorpwald 1. When the kingdom fell to Sigeberht 3, Felix 2 was ordained bishop and gave full support to the spirited king. He also founded schools of letters in suitable places, gradually bringing a barbarous people over to Latinate cultivation.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.74.1