Martyrs Concessus

ON THE HOLY MARTYRS

CONCESSUS, SOLUTOR, SUCCESSUS, PINNARUS, AND AMMONIUS.

Concessus, Martyr (St.)

Solutor, Martyr (St.)

Successus, Martyr (St.)

Pinnarus, Martyr (St.)

Ammonius, Martyr (St.)

G. H.

The second class of Martyrs is thus set forth in the most ancient Martyrology of Saint Jerome already cited: Five Martyrs, "And elsewhere, of Concessus, Solutor, Successus, Pinnarus. Likewise of Ammonius." The same, with Ammonius omitted, are referred to in the Lucca and Blumian transcripts. But all are with an addition in the Corbie manuscript printed at Paris, in these words: "And elsewhere, of Concessus, Salutor, Pinnarus, Ammonius, Successus, Donata." In the manuscript of the Queen of Sweden, highly esteemed by Holstenius, it is thus read: "And elsewhere, of Concessus, Solutor, Successus with two others, who are Pinnarus and Ammonius." In the Barberini manuscript are referred to Concessus, Ammonius, and Successus. In the Trier manuscript of Saint Maximinus and the Reichenau manuscript, Solutor, Successus, and Ammonius are mentioned. In the Paris manuscript of Labbe and the Augsburg manuscript of Saint Ulric there are five, but mixed with others, and in one "Successa," in the other "Concessa" are written, which are Successus and Concessus. In the manuscript Florarium these things are found: "On the same day, Saints Maximus, Solutor, Timorius, Connexus, Donatius, whether Donatus and Demetrius are to be added. Demetrius." Thus in the Liège manuscript, after the three referred to from the former class, Donatus and Demetrius are added. But they seem to have been transferred here from the following day; and accordingly we omit both Donatus, and Donata, referred to above, with Demetrius. There is also in the Tamlacht manuscript Reganus, but unknown to others. For Solutor in the Corbie and Aachen manuscripts it is called Salutor, and perhaps in the Arras, Tournai, and Liessies manuscripts Salvator. Whether Solutor in others is Salutor and Salvator? Indeed, on the preceding day there is Salvator, Martyr in England, in Greven, Canisius, and the author of the Florarium, who is unknown to the English, and perhaps for those words "And elsewhere," intruded by someone "In England." Usuard joined both classes together, when he hands down these things: "In Africa, Macarius, Martyrs, and nine others." But Notker wrote "many others." Wandelbert from the former class joins Maximus, but in others Maxima, and from this class Solutor, in this verse:

Maximus also holds the sixth day before the Ides, and Solutor.