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==References == | <p> a saint of the Roman calendar, supposed to have suffered martyrdom A.D. 164. According to the legend, she was a woman of high birth, who embraced [[Christianity]] and brought up her seven sons in the faith. She was denounced to [[Marcus]] Aurelius, who ordered an inquiry. The prefect ordered her to sacrifice to the gods; she refused, as did her children. After vain efforts to break their constancy, the prefect reported the case anew to the emperor, who ordered a trial before special judges. The lady and her children were all put to death. The story is plainly of comparatively modern invention. [[Felicitas]] is commemorated in the Church of Rome Nov. 13, and her seven sons July 16. The bones of two of her sons are said to be preserved in Germany!-Bolland, Acta Sanctor. July 10; Butler, Lives of Saints, July 10. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_39831"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/felicitas Felicitas from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_39831"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/felicitas Felicitas from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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