ON THE HOLY MARTYRS GENESIUS OR SENESIUS, PUBLIUS OR PULLIUS.
CommentaryGenesius or Senesius, Martyr (St.)
Publius or Pullius, Martyr (St.)
By G. H.
In the Blumian copy of the Hieronymian Martyrology, near the end, these words are added: "The natal day of Saint Genesius Martyr"; which the Reichenau manuscript delivers thus: "Elsewhere, of Saint Genesius Martyr." Wandelbert eight hundred years ago honored the same with this verse: "And the feasts of the kindly Martyr Senesius are celebrated." In Wandelbert printed it is written Synesius. We know that at Rome Saint Genesius, formerly a mime, suddenly converted and crowned with martyrdom, is referred to August 25. But since this Martyr is almost always written Senesius or even Synesius, we prefer to propose him here
to the reader, because perhaps it will provide a light for others to investigate more. The manuscript Martyrology of Trier of Saint Martin makes him a Roman Martyr, and adds others with these words: "At Rome, of Senesius Martyr, Pullius, Sulpitius, and Servilianus." Of these last two, who suffered at Rome, we have spoken above. Meanwhile, to them, in the manuscript Martyrology of Utrecht of the Church of Saint Mary, is prefixed the name of Publius Martyr, who, since he is not expressed in the ancient copies, we here mention, that thus some older memory, if any lies hidden anywhere, may revive. In the manuscript Usuard augmented by Guido Krentzelin, these words are read: "At Nicomedia, of Saints Senesius and Theophantus; these were translated into the cell of Ratolfus." Perhaps these are Saints Synesius and Theopompus, referred by others to May 21 and 23.