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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 2-24389)

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

[X]

Pre-Effective Amendment No.

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Post-Effective Amendment No. 103

[X]

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 811-1352)

UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

[X]

Amendment No. 103

[X]

Fidelity Devonshire Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number: 617-563-7000

Eric D. Roiter, Secretary

82 Devonshire Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective

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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b).

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on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (b).

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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).

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on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.

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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2).

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on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

(X)

this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

The purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 to Fidelity Devonshire Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A is to designate a new effective date, October 22, 2001, for the previously filed Post-Effective Amendment No. 102. The prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI) for this Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 are identical to those filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 102, and the prospectus and SAI are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference to those filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 102.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 18th day of September 2001.

Fidelity Devonshire Trust

By

/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d

(dagger)

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Edward C. Johnson 3d, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

(Signature)

(Title)

(Date)

/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d

(dagger)

President and Trustee

September 18, 2001

Edward C. Johnson 3d

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/Robert A. Dwight

Treasurer

September 18, 2001

Robert A. Dwight

/s/Abigail P. Johnson

Trustee

September 18, 2001

Abigail P. Johnson

/s/J. Michael Cook

*

Trustee

September 18, 2001

J. Michael Cook

/s/Ralph F. Cox

*

Trustee

September 18, 2001

Ralph F. Cox

/s/Phyllis Burke Davis

*

Trustee

September 18, 2001

Phyllis Burke Davis

/s/Robert M. Gates

*

Trustee

September 18, 2001

Robert M. Gates

/s/Donald J. Kirk

*

Trustee

September 18, 2001

Donald J. Kirk

/s/Marie L. Knowles

*

Trustee

September 18, 2001

Marie L. Knowles

/s/Ned C. Lautenbach

*

Trustee

September 18, 2001

Ned C. Lautenbach

/s/Peter S. Lynch

*

Trustee

September 18, 2001

Peter S. Lynch

/s/Marvin L. Mann

*

Trustee

September 18, 2001

Marvin L. Mann

/s/William O. McCoy

*

Trustee

September 18, 2001

William O. McCoy

(dagger) Signatures affixed by Abigail P. Johnson pursuant to a power of attorney dated June 14, 2001 and filed herewith.

* Signatures affixed by Alan C. Porter pursuant to a power of attorney dated June 14, 2001 and filed herewith.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned President and Director, Trustee, or General Partner, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:

Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust

Fidelity Advisor Series I

Fidelity Advisor Series II

Fidelity Advisor Series III

Fidelity Advisor Series IV

Fidelity Advisor Series V

Fidelity Advisor Series VI

Fidelity Advisor Series VII

Fidelity Advisor Series VIII

Fidelity Beacon Street Trust

Fidelity Boston Street Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Capital Trust

Fidelity Charles Street Trust

Fidelity Commonwealth Trust

Fidelity Concord Street Trust

Fidelity Congress Street Fund

Fidelity Contrafund

Fidelity Corporate Trust

Fidelity Court Street Trust

Fidelity Court Street Trust II

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity Daily Money Fund

Fidelity Destiny Portfolios

Fidelity Deutsche Mark Performance

Portfolio, L.P.

Fidelity Devonshire Trust

Fidelity Exchange Fund

Fidelity Financial Trust

Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust

Fidelity Government Securities Fund

Fidelity Hastings Street Trust

Fidelity Hereford Street Trust

Fidelity Income Fund

Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios

Fidelity Institutional Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Magellan Fund

Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust

Fidelity Money Market Trust

Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust II

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Phillips Street Trust

Fidelity Puritan Trust

Fidelity Revere Street Trust

Fidelity School Street Trust

Fidelity Securities Fund

Fidelity Select Portfolios

Fidelity Sterling Performance Portfolio, L.P.

Fidelity Summer Street Trust

Fidelity Trend Fund

Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.

Fidelity U.S. Investments-Government Securities

Fund, L.P.

Fidelity Union Street Trust

Fidelity Union Street Trust II

Fidelity Yen Performance Portfolio, L.P.

Newbury Street Trust

Variable Insurance Products Fund

Variable Insurance Products Fund II

Variable Insurance Products Fund III

Variable Insurance Products Fund IV

in addition to any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned individual serves as President and Director, Trustee, or General Partner (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and appoint Abigail P. Johnson my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to said attorney-in-fact to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, Form N-8A, or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A, Form N-8A, or any successor thereto, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorney-in-fact deems necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after June 15, 2001.

WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.

/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d

June 14, 2001

Edward C. Johnson 3d

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned Directors, Trustees, or General Partners, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:

Colchester Street Trust

Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust

Fidelity Advisor Series I

Fidelity Advisor Series II

Fidelity Advisor Series III

Fidelity Advisor Series IV

Fidelity Advisor Series VI

Fidelity Advisor Series VII

Fidelity Advisor Series VIII

Fidelity Beacon Street Trust

Fidelity Boston Street Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Capital Trust

Fidelity Charles Street Trust

Fidelity Commonwealth Trust

Fidelity Concord Street Trust

Fidelity Congress Street Fund

Fidelity Contrafund

Fidelity Court Street Trust

Fidelity Court Street Trust II

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity Destiny Portfolios

Fidelity Devonshire Trust

Fidelity Exchange Fund

Fidelity Financial Trust

Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust

Fidelity Garrison Street Trust

Fidelity Government Securities Fund

Fidelity Hastings Street Trust

Fidelity Hereford Street Trust

Fidelity Income Fund

Fidelity Institutional Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Magellan Fund

Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust

Fidelity Money Market Trust

Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust II

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Oxford Street Trust

Fidelity Phillips Street Trust

Fidelity Puritan Trust

Fidelity Revere Street Trust

Fidelity School Street Trust

Fidelity Securities Fund

Fidelity Select Portfolios

Fidelity Summer Street Trust

Fidelity Trend Fund

Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.

Fidelity U.S. Investments-Government Securities

Fund, L.P.

Fidelity Union Street Trust

Fidelity Union Street Trust II

Newbury Street Trust

Variable Insurance Products Fund

Variable Insurance Products Fund II

Variable Insurance Products Fund III

plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned individual serves as Directors, Trustees, or General Partners (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and appoint Arthur J. Brown, Arthur C. Delibert, Thomas M. Leahey, Richard M. Phillips, and Alan C. Porter, each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for us and in our names in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, Form N-8A or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in our names and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after June 15, 2001.

WITNESS our hands on this fourteenth day of June, 2001.

/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d

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/s/Marie L. Knowles

Edward C. Johnson 3d

Marie L. Knowles

/s/J. Michael Cook

/s/Ned C. Lautenbach

J. Michael Cook

Ned C. Lautenbach

/s/Ralph F. Cox

/s/Peter S. Lynch

Ralph F. Cox

Peter S. Lynch

/s/Phyllis Burke Davis

/s/Marvin L. Mann

Phyllis Burke Davis

Marvin L. Mann

/s/Robert M. Gates

/s/William O. McCoy

Robert M. Gates

William O. McCoy

/s/Abigail P. Johnson

Abigail P. Johnson

/s/Donald J. Kirk

Donald J. Kirk