Martyrs

ON THE HOLY MARTYRS, OPTATUS, ARCILAUS, SYMPHRONIUS, FRONTINUS, MAXIMUS, DECIMA, MARCIA, CORNELIA. LIKEWISE FORTUNATA, DONATUS, TIBURBIUS, VALENTUS.

Optatus, Martyr (St.)

Arcilaus, Martyr (St.)

Symphronius, Martyr (St.)

Frontinus, Martyr (St.)

Maximus, Martyr (St.)

Decima, Martyr (St.)

Marcia, Martyr (St.)

Cornelia, Martyr (St.)

Fortunata, Martyr (St.)

Donatus, Martyr (St.)

Tiburbius, Martyr (St.)

Valentus, Martyr (St.)

G. H.

[1] The third and last class of Martyrs in the four copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology is thus indicated: "And elsewhere likewise of Optatus, Saturninus, Archilaus, Symphronius, Frontinus, Maximus, Decima, Marcia, Cornelia." There is some diversity in the spelling of several: namely for Archilaus, there is Arcilaus and Arcillaus; for Symphronius, Simpronius; for Frontinus, Fronto and Prontinus; for Decima, Decenia. Many Martyrs of similar names are in the preceding class, and therefore perhaps in the Martyrology of Tallaght they are not repeated: but there the memorial of St. Archilaus is present, whose name is absent in the preceding ones, likewise of a second Saturninus. Those are present, but only once, whose similar names above are recounted, Optatus, Symphronius, Maximus, Marcia, Cornelius, and Prontius in place of Frontinus. But those whose names are elsewhere absent, the memorial of Fortunata, Donatus, Tiburbius and a second Valens is recounted. And besides this Tiburbius there is another Tiburtius, brother of St. Valerian: of whom we have treated above. In the Prague MS. Archelaus is mentioned, and Cyprian and Diogenes the Deacon are added: but these three are referred to the following day, having suffered in Mesopotamia.