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'''[[Felix of Burgundy]]''' (died 647 or 648) was a [[saint]] and the first bishop of the [[Kingdom of East Anglia|kingdom of the East Angles]]. He is widely credited as the man who introduced Christianity to the kingdom. Felix came from the [[Francia|Frankish]] kingdom of [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]], and may have been a priest at one of the [[monastery|monasteries]] in Francia founded by the Irish missionary [[Columbanus]]—Felix may have been [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Châlons|Bishop of Châlons]], before being forced to seek refuge elsewhere. Felix travelled from Burgundy to [[Canterbury]] before being sent by Archbishop [[Honorius of Canterbury]] to the kingdom of [[Sigeberht of East Anglia]] in about 630. Upon Felix's arrival in East Anglia, Sigeberht gave him a [[Episcopal see|see]] at [[Dommoc]], possibly in [[Suffolk]], either at [[Walton, Suffolk|Walton]], near [[Felixstowe]], or at [[Dunwich]]. According to [[Bede]], Felix helped Sigeberht to establish a school in his kingdom. Felix died on 8 March 647 or 648, having been bishop for 17 years. His [[relic]]s were translated from Dommoc to [[Soham Abbey]] and then to the [[Ramsey Abbey|abbey at Ramsey]]. Several English churches are dedicated to him. {{TFAFULL|Felix of Burgundy}}

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