St Felix who died in 647 was a Bergundian by birth, when he came to England he went to see Honorius the Archbishop of Canterbury, at about the time that King Sigebert returned from exile on 630 to rule over the East Angles. Honorius sent Felix to evangelise over these people. He spent 17 years in East Anglia and during this time he maintained good relationships with the King and Canterbury.
Felix established his see in Dunwich, and a school. He also founded a Monastery in Soham, and when he died he was taken there, it was from here that the monks from Ramsey went to collect his body. The monks from Ely pursued the boat carrying his relics across a mere, a fog came down and this was claimed as divine intervention and a sign that Felix belonged to Ramsey, not to Ely.
Around the year 1000 it is known that Felix was being honoured in Bury (St Edmunds), Croyland, and Ely. Six churches were dedicated to him and he is linked to Felixstow. His feast day is March 8th.