Roman Martyrs

ON THE HOLY ROMAN MARTYRS.

NABOR, SILVIUS, VITALIS, FELIX, AND NONNA.

Ursus, Martyr, at Rome (S.) Nabor, Martyr, at Rome (S.) Silvius, Martyr, at Rome (S.) Vitalis, Martyr, at Rome (S.) Nonna, Martyr, at Rome (S.)

G. H.

Another class is this of Martyrs, proposed in the ancient copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology, and because the same are mentioned in the preceding class of Martyrs of Africa, the particle "likewise" is interposed in the third, by which it is indicated that these are distinct from the former. These things are read: At Rome of Nabor, likewise of Silvius, likewise of Vitalis, likewise of Felix. Silvius is absent in the Ms. of Lucca, is related in three others, and the memory of Nonna is added in the Ms. of Corbie, printed at Paris. The Vatican Ms. of the Church of S. Peter has these things: At Rome of Nabor, Vitalis and Felix. In the Augsburg Mss. of S. Udalric and the Parisian of Labbe, with the name Rome transposed, these things are read: At Rome of George the Martyr, Nabor, Vitalis: which same, but with only Nabor, is done in the Ms. of Reichenau. More accurately it is done in the Roman Ms. of Cardinal Barberini in these words: The birthday of S. George Martyr, at Rome of S. Nabor. Which same things, about S. Nabor Martyr at Rome, are commemorated in the Martyrologies of Notker and Galesinius, who venerates him in the first place before S. George. But with the city Rome omitted, thus they are indicated in the Mss. Casinensis and Altempsianus, also in the first place: The birthday of SS. Nabor, Salvius, Vitalis, and Felix, and then follows, of S. George Martyr. Nor do more things occur about these Roman Martyrs: from whom we judge different those SS. Felix and Nabor, who are worshipped at Milan on the 12th of June.