Martyrs

ON THE HOLY MARTYRS,

MARTIALIS, VINCENT, CARISSUS, CHARITON, CAELESTA, AND FIVE OTHERS.

Martialis, Martyr (St.)

Vincent, Martyr (St.)

Carissus, Martyr (St.)

Chariton, Martyr (St.)

Caelesta, Martyr (St.)

Five other Martyrs (SS.)

D. P.

This is another group of Martyrs, reported in the copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology, and in the most ancient Echternach codex it reads thus: Name from the Martyrologies "At Rome in the Port, Martialis. And in collo Liveris, Vincentii. Likewise Carissi, Cantonis, Caelesiae with five others." For "collo Liveris" perhaps we should read "in collo Tiberis" ("on the neck of the Tiber"). Certainly the ancient Martyrologies of Reichenau near Constance and Rheinau in Switzerland have: "And at Rome, Vincentii." Martialis and Vincent, Roman Martyrs, are lacking in the other copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology: but Vincent is placed by them in the next class, and is lacking in the former copy. But Martialis is placed in all as the leader of the Martyrs who suffered in Pontus, of whom we shall treat below. The rest are thus commemorated in the Corbie manuscript published at Paris: "Caritonis, Caelestae with five others." In the Lucca copy it reads: "Caritone, Caeleste with five others." In the Blume codex, "Caritoni, Calistae with five others." In the Prague manuscript, "Martialis, Calesti, Cardoni." In the Tallaght manuscript, "Martialis, Vincentii, Of these Vincent Caritonis with five others." And besides, for the following classes other Martialis and Vincent are repeated. Another Vincent, who suffered at Rome on the Tiburtine Way at the nineteenth milestone, is referred to on July 24 in Ado, Usuard, and the Roman Martyrology, whom we consider distinct from this one.

[2] That Martialis suffered at Rome cannot be disputed: concerning Carissus and the rest we can only hesitantly conjecture perhaps he suffered at Collioure that they belong to the same place: especially if Vincent belongs elsewhere. For who has ever read of a "Collum Liveris" or "Tiberis" at Rome? What therefore if, for "Collo liveris," we read "Cauco liberis"? And we understand a city of Hither Spain or Narbonese Gaul between Elne and Gerona, 10 leagues distant from the latter and once distinguished as an Episcopal see, commonly called Colibre and Colivre? Thus the way would be paved for another conjecture, by which perhaps the true birthday of that Saint Vincent, who is said to have suffered with his brother Orontius in the vicinity of the city of Gerona, might more nearly be reached, whose bodies, having been translated to Embrun, are recorded as venerated on January 22 by Usuard and others after him: and is venerated at Embrun on January 22 which conjecture we shall further promote on April 19, when all the copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology and the other martyrologists after Jerome, by common consent and in express words, have Saint Vincent suffering at Collioure: who here is expressed in only one manuscript, in what is probably a foreign place, and with the name "Collo-liveris" erroneously written.

ON THE HOLY MARTYRS,

MARCIAN, ENIANUS, FELIX, HERMOGENES, VINCENT, TERTIUS, CALESTUS.

Marcian, Martyr (St.)

Enianus, Martyr (St.)

Felix, Martyr (St.)

Hermogenes, Martyr (St.)

Vincent, Martyr (St.)

Tertius, Martyr (St.)

Cajestus, Martyr (St.)

G. H.

The third class of Martyrs is of this kind in the Hieronymian Martyrology: "And elsewhere, Marcianus, Enianus, Felicis, Hermogenis, Vincentii, Tertii, Calesti." For "Enianus" in the Echternach codex is read "Antaeus," and the names of Vincent and Calestus are missing. This latter is also in others called "Caliste." In the Tallaght manuscript there is the memorial of Saints Marcian, Enianus, Felix, Hermogenes, Vincent, and Tertius, and the truer account of antiquity is confirmed in three other copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology. And although Vincent and Calestus are missing in the Echternach codex, because Vincent is found among the Martyrs mentioned above, and Calestus or Calista among the Corinthian Martyrs, nevertheless, having made this notice, we leave in this class what is reported among them in other codices. In one manuscript "Hermon" stands for "Hermogenes," which all will easily admit happened through the fault of the scribes.