ON STS. HERMES THE SOLDIER, EPPEUS THE PRESBYTER, HILPIDIUS AND HERMOGENES,
MARTYRS AT MELITENE IN ARMENIA.
CommentaryHermes the soldier, Martyr, at Melitene in Armenia (Saint)
Eppeus, Presbyter and Martyr, at Melitene in Armenia (Saint)
Elpidius, Martyr, at Melitene in Armenia (Saint)
Hermogenes, Martyr, at Melitene in Armenia (Saint)
G. H.
Keeping order, we proceed to the fourth class of Martyrs, which is indicated in the four copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology thus: "In Armenia at the city of Militana, of Hermes, Eppeus the Presbyter; likewise of Hilpidius, Hermogenes." In the Tournai manuscript of Saint Martin and the Lätien Appendices to the genuine Bede and Florus, which we have edited from those and other sources, this is read: "In the city of Militana, the birthday of Hermes and Eppeus the Presbyter." The manuscript of the Queen of Sweden: "In Armenia of Epphaeus the Presbyter and Hermes the soldier." In the Reichenau or Rich Augia manuscript these are had: "In Miletus of Elpidius and Hermogenes." Elpidius is also had in the Rheinau manuscript, and seems to be the one elsewhere more corruptly called Hilpidius. In the Corbie manuscript Eppeus the Presbyter was put to the preceding class, and omitted here. In Galesinius and Greven, likewise in the Augsburg, Labbean, and Aachen manuscripts, Hermes also is mentioned. The palaestra of these Martyrs is the most noted city of Armenia Minor, Melitene, here called by the Doric phrase Militana.