05 works, Today, November 23rd, is Felicitas of Rome’s day, her story, illustrated #326
Nov 23, 2020
Enthroned Saint Felicita and her seven children, c. 1464
Santa Felicita Church, Florence
Felicitas of Rome (c. 101–165), also anglicized as Felicity, is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs.
Saint Felicitas is said to have been a rich and pious Christian widow who had seven sons. She devoted herself to charitable work and converted many to the Christian faith by her example. This aroused the wrath of pagan priests who lodged a complaint against her with Emperor Marcus Aurelius…