African Martyrs

ON THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS

AMPHIANUS, VICTOR AND FOURTEEN OTHERS.

Amphianus, Martyr in Africa (St.)

Victor, Martyr in Africa (St.)

Fourteen Others, Martyrs in Africa (SS.)

G. H.

Four ancient copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology

begin this day with these Martyrs,

and the Lucense together with the Blumian with these words: IV

Nones of April. In Africa SS. Amphianus,

Victor and fourteen others. The same are read

in Rabanus, Notker and the author of the spurious Bede,

likewise in the MS. Martyrologies of Monte Cassino, Altempsian, &

Barberini: as also (but with the arena of Africa omitted) in the MS.

of the Church of Prague. In the Hieronymian copy of Corbie,

printed at Paris, only four companions are indicated, but ten

in the Epternach copy: with which agree the MSS. Vatican of

St. Peter, Trier of St. Martin & Utrecht of St.

Mary, & another of the Queen of Sweden, cited by Holstenius in

his Adversaria to the Roman Martyrology. The MS. Martyrology

of St. Cyriacus, often cited by Baronius in his Annotations,

omitting Victor, has these things: In Africa the birth

of SS. Amphianus & fourteen others. But Galesinius,

omitting Amphianus, so writes: In Africa of St. Victor,

& his fifteen companion Martyrs. With the companions

omitted, two others are reported in the MSS. Richenau, Rheinau,

Aachen, Augsburg of St. Udalric & Paris

of Labbe, with these words: In Africa of Amphianus, Victor: whose

bare names, without the arena of martyrdom, are also

inserted in the Supplement of Greven to Usuard. We have treated on this day of

St. Apphianus, Martyr of Caesarea in Palestine, who by

many both Greek and Latin is also called Amphianus:

but from him we judge this African Martyr Amphianus

to be plainly different: and to him, besides Victor,

we add, with many others, fourteen companions in the title.

If anyone should prove from elsewhere that only ten companions are to be joined,

we do not wish to draw a contentious rope with him.

On the Holy Martyrs,

MARCELLINUS, SATULLUS, SATURNINUS, QUIRIACUS, REGINA, PROCULA, AND FOUR OTHERS.

Marcellinus, Martyr (St.)

Satulus, Martyr (St.)

Saturninus, Martyr (St.)

Quiriacus, Martyr (St.)

Regina, Martyr (St.)

Procula, Martyr (St.)

Four others, Martyrs (SS.)

G. H.

The same four copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology,

after the African Martyrs related, of whom

we have already treated, propose in the second place

these athletes of Christ: & the Blumian copy indeed

with these words: And elsewhere of Marcellinus,

Satullus, Saturninus, Quiriacus, Regina, Procula,

& four others. The same things are read in the Lucca codex,

but only three companions are indicated. In the Epternach copy

a lacuna seems to have crept in, when only these things are indicated: And

elsewhere of Marcellinus, Satulus & four others. From the MS.

of Corbie printed at Paris these things are reported: And elsewhere of Marcellus,

Satullus, Marcellinus, Saturninus, Quiriacus, Reginae,

Proculi & XIV others. Where it is to be noted, that in

this copy only IV companions are added to SS. Amphianus & Victor,

who for others were XIV; & vice versa, here XIV companions are added

who by others are counted only as IV. Then the names

of Marcellus & Marcellinus are set down, whereas by others Marcellinus alone

is indicated. If anyone besides wishes to add Marcellinus,

as far as we are concerned it is allowed. Rabanus Maurus, Satullus being omitted, the rest

so commemorates: And elsewhere of Marcellinus, Saturninus, Quiriacus,

Reginae, Proculae & four others. The author

of the Martyrology published under the name of Bede reports these things: And elsewhere

of Marcellus, Saturninus, Satullus, Quiriacus, Reginae, Proculae.

In the Richeberg MS. in place of Marcellus is written Marcellinus.

But Galesinius, citing Bede, so has it: In another place

of Marcellus, Saturninus, Satulus, Proculae, Reginae. MSS.

of Monte Cassino & Altempsian, Augsburg & Labbe:

And elsewhere of Marcellinus: the Barberini & Prague add,

of Quiriacus with six others. The Vatican MS. mentions Marcellus;

but that of Trier St. Maximinus, of Marcellinus & others.

The name of Proculus alone is held in the MSS. Richenau &

Rheinau; for which elsewhere the name of Procula is almost always written:

unless the name of Proculus has been transposed, to be referred to the class

of Martyrs of Thessalonica, of which we shall presently treat. In

the parchment fragment of the Canons of Lucca, with Florentinius,

on this day is commemorated the memory of Quiriaca,

above Quiriacus, & of Procula. Thus far the Martyrologies:

more if any be suggested from elsewhere, we shall give thanks.