Felix of Como (died on October 8, 391 AD) is venerated as the first

bishop of Como The Diocese of Como () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. It was established in the Fourth Century. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdi ...

. He was a friend of

Ambrose Ambrose of Milan (; 4 April 397), venerated as Saint Ambrose, was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promoting Roman Christianity against Ari ...

, who praised him for his missionary activity and ordained him a priest in 379 and a bishop in 386. When

Bassianus of Lodi Bassianus of Lodi (, ; c. 320 – 413) was an Italian saint, the patron saint of Lodi and Pizzighettone in Italy. Biography Born in Syracuse, Sicily, to Sergius, prefect of the city, Bassianus was sent to Rome in order to complete his studies. T ...

built a church dedicated to the

Apostles An apostle (), in its literal sense, is an emissary. The word is derived from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (''apóstolos''), literally "one who is sent off", itself derived from the verb ἀποστέλλειν (''apostéllein''), "to se ...

at Lodi, he consecrated it in the presence of Ambrose and Felix. Felix is honored as a zealous pastor of souls. His

feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context does n ...

is July 1.

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Saint of the Day, July 14: ''Felix of Como''
at ''SaintPatrickDC.org'' Saints from Roman Italy Bishops of Como 4th-century Italian bishops 391 deaths 4th-century Christian saints Year of birth unknown {{Italy-saint-stub