ON THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS FORTUNATUS, DONATUS, AND 240 OTHERS.
CommentaryFortunatus, Martyr, in Africa (Saint)
Donatus, Martyr, in Africa (Saint)
Another 211 Martyrs, in Africa (Saints)
G. H.
That all martyrologies have drawn their origin from one most ancient source, this same manner of speaking shows: "In Africa, of Saints Fortunatus, Donatus, and 240 others." Thus three apographs of the Hieronymian Martyrology, Notker, Greven, the Liège manuscript of Saint Lambert, along with the Florarium manuscript and others. In the Barberini MS, the Utrecht MS of Saint Mary, and likewise the Cologne MS of Saint Mary ad Gradus, Donatus is omitted. On the contrary, Fortunatus is lacking in the Trier MS of Saint Martin, the Cassinese, and the Vatican MS of Saint Peter, and in the latter 241 others are added. They are commemorated without companions in the Reichenau MS; without place, but with companions, they are noted in the Augsburg MS and another Paris MS. Finally, in a single codex they are named Fortunata and Donata. In the Tamlacht MS, memory is made of Fortunata and Domitio, to whom many thousands are added, and then Fortunatus is subjoined. But with Filo, of whom we shall shortly treat, are joined another 244 who belong here.