Facula, Diminut. pen. corr. Propert. A little torch or firebrand.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
făcŭla, ae, f.dim. [fax], a little torch, a splinter used as a torch, Cato, R. R. 37, 3; Varr. L. L. 5, 137 Müll.; Prop. 2, 29, 5 (3, 27, 5 M.); Cinc. ap. Gell. 16, 4, 2.— II.Trop.: nequidquam tibi Fortuna faculam adlucere volt, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 46; Vulg. Apoc. 8, 10.