The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Felix of Acci
fl. AD 306 (death unrecorded) · Bishop of Acci · President of the Council of Elvira · Acci (Guadix), Hispania
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Felix of Acci was
The bishop whose name heads the subscription list of the Council of Elvira — the senior president of the first council whose canons survive entire, the Spanish assembly that legislated on everything from images to chastity while the persecution's embers still glowed. Of the man, the list is all we have; of the assembly he chaired, eighty-one canons.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When was Felix active?
Felix of Acci is dated fl. AD 306 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Felix in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
What did Felix write?
Felix of Acci has 1 catalogued writing in the archive: The Canons of the Council of Elvira.
Which early sources mention Felix?
Felix of Acci is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from The Council of Elvira and The bishops of Hispania. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Felix from?
The archive associates Felix of Acci with Acci (Guadix), Hispania. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Writings (1)
The Canons of the Council of Elvira
c. AD 300–324Eighty-one canons, subscribed by the nineteen bishops alone.Read the interlinear source text →
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
The subscription list of the Council of Elvira (Codex Pithianus, as printed by Hefele)
c. AD 305Hosius of Corduba, Sabinus of Hispalis, Camerinus of Tucci, Sinaginus of Epagra, Secundinus of Castulo, Pardus of Mentesa, Flavian of Eliberis, Cantonius of Urci, Liberius of Emerita, Valerius of Caesaraugusta, Decentius of Legio, Melantius of Toledo, Januarius of Fibularia, Vincent of Ossonoba, Quintianus of Elbora, Successus of Eliocroca, Eutychian of Basti, and Patricius of Malacca.The Council of Elvira · Subscriptions of the Council of Elvira · source text
Acts of the Council of Elvira (subscription list)
c. AD 385When the bishops had taken their seats at Eliberri, Felix, bishop of Acci, by reason of seniority sat first, and the rest with him…The bishops of Hispania · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Named alongside Felix in the sources
These figures are placed with Felix by the record — in a council roll, a martyr-act, a letter or a history — without Felix naming them in return.
- Cantonius of Urci
- Decentius of Legio
- Eutychian of Basti
- Januarius of Fibularia
- Liberius of Emerita
- Melantius of Toletum
- Pardus of Mentesa
- Patricius of Malaca
- Quintianus of Elbora
- Sinaginus of Epagra
- Successus of Eliocroca
- Vincent of Ossonoba
Events in this lifetime
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
- AD 251 · The Novatianist schism, AD 251
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Felix, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.