Alexandrian Martyrs

ON THE HOLY ALEXANDRIAN MARTYRS

CLUSUS THE PRIEST, TIMOTHY, MACARIA, TURIA, MARCIA, OR MARGA, AND MAXIMA,

Clusus, Priest and Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (Saint)

Timothy, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (Saint)

Macaria, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (Saint)

Tyria, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (Saint)

Marcia, or Marga, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (Saint)

Maxima, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (Saint)

G. H.

We proceed with the Martyrology of Saint Jerome, in whose Epternach transcript, Whether all suffered at once, which we have used as our own, after reporting Saints Timothy and Diogenes as having suffered in Macedonia, these things are subjoined: "At Alexandria, Clusus the Priest, Pantapolus, Timothy, Tyria, Macaria, Marga." Which in the Blumian manuscript are read thus: "At Alexandria, Clusus the Priest, Pintabolus, Timothy, Macaria, Tiria, Martha, Maxima." But in Florentini from the Lucca codex, they are almost divided into two parts in this way: "At Alexandria, the birthday of Clusus the Priest. At Pentapolis, Timothy, Macaria, Tyria, Marcia, Maxima." In the Paris edition from the Corbie codex, Tyria is omitted; the rest agree. From which this doubt results, whether seven Martyrs are here reckoned whether the name Pentapolis should be removed to other Martyrs? and assigned to Alexandria, and Pantapolus, or Pintabolus, or Pentapolus, is to be placed among these. Florentini and Acheri omitted him in their Indices, thinking that the last five Martyrs suffered in the region called Pentapolis; and Florentini indeed, after indicating several regions called by the name of Pentapolis, resolves that here the Pentapolis of Libya is to be understood, and that there the five substituted Martyrs suffered. But it seems possible to object that the name Pentapolis was wrongly interposed, and ought to be moved after these Martyrs, and thus to be subjoined: "In the Pentapolis of Upper Libya, Theodore the Bishop, Hirenaeus the Deacon, Serapion and Ammonius the Lectors." Notker favors this our opinion, who about eight hundred years ago wrote thus: "In the Pentapolis of Upper Libya, the passion of Theodore the Bishop and many Martyrs." Theodore, Hirenaeus, Serapion, and Ammonius are venerated chiefly on the 26th of March, where we said they suffered in the Pentapolis of Libya as reported in the Martyrologies of Saint Jerome, Usuard, Ado, Notker, and the present-day Roman. Moved therefore by this reasoning, we leave the six others with Saint Clusus; and we judge it more likely that they are to be assigned to Alexandria. In the ancient manuscript of the Queen of Sweden, much praised by Holstenius, Clusius the Priest is mentioned as the leader of the others at Alexandria. But with the place omitted, Timothy and Clusius are mentioned in the Augsburg manuscript of Saint Ulric, and the Paris manuscript of Labbe; and Clusius alone in the Aachen manuscript; likewise in Greven and Galesini: but this latter calls him Clunius. Greven moreover has these words concerning the others: "In Pentapolis, Maxima and Macaria": if it be certain that this ought to be ascribed from other discovered Martyrologies, we will always allow it for our part. Concerning the city of Sirmium thus transposed among other Nicomedian Martyrs, even in the most ancient transcript of the Hieronymian Martyrology, we have noted above on this day: just as we also here judge the region Pentapolis to have been wrongly mixed in with the Alexandrian Martyrs.

ON HOLY MARTYRS

MARINA THE VIRGIN, TEGULIANUS, URBANUS.

Marina, Martyr (Saint)

Teguliana, Martyr (Saint)

Urbanus, Martyr (Saint)

G. H.

Various Martyrologies are concluded with all or one or another of these Martyrs. For the Cassinese, the Vatican of Saint Peter, and another of the Queen of Sweden described by Holstenius have these words: "And elsewhere, the Birthday of Saint Marina." Who in the Ado manuscript of the same Queen is called Maria; in the Augsburg manuscript of Saint Ulric and the Paris manuscript of Labbe, Marinus. Two are joined in the Blumian and Epternach manuscripts: "And elsewhere, of Saints Marina and Tegulianus": but "Teguliana" is written in Florentini from the Lucca codex. In Acheri's Paris edition from the Corbie codex these words are read: "And elsewhere, the birthday of Saint Marina and Tegulianus, Urbanus." In the Ado manuscript of the monastery of Saint Lawrence at Liège, and in the Florarius manuscript, the Birthday of Saint Adrian is found. Whether this might perhaps be the Urbanus already reported, we do not dare to define. In the Calendar of the Breviary of Milan, printed in the year 1539, the memory of Saint Marina the Virgin alone is celebrated.