Manilius

ON SAINTS MANILIUS, DONATUS, MAURILIUS, LUCIANUS,

VICTORINUS, NICIA THE VIRGIN, AND SEVENTY-TWO OTHERS. LUCIANUS AND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY OTHERS.

MARTYRS IN NUMIDIA AND ELSEWHERE IN AFRICA.

Manilius, Martyr, in Numidia and elsewhere in Africa (Saint) Donatus, Martyr, in Numidia and elsewhere in Africa (Saint) Maurilius, Martyr, in Numidia and elsewhere in Africa (Saint) Lucianus, Martyr, in Numidia and elsewhere in Africa (Saint) Victorinus, Martyr, in Numidia and elsewhere in Africa (Saint) Nicia, Virgin, Martyr, in Numidia and elsewhere in Africa (Saint) 72 Others, Martyrs, in Numidia and elsewhere in Africa (Saints) Lucianus, Martyr, in Numidia and elsewhere in Africa (Saint) 270 Others, Martyrs, in Numidia and elsewhere in Africa (Saints)

By G. H.

[1] In the fourth place is exhibited this class of Martyrs, to be divided perhaps into two copious bands, one of which was crowned in the province of Numidia in Africa, the other perhaps in another region of Africa. The most ancient copy of the Hieronymian Martyrology ascribes both to Africa, Memory in the ancient Fasti which from the beginning of the work we have had as our own; in it these are read: "In Africa, of Saints Mannilus, Donatus, Maurolus, Lucanus, Victorina, Nica, and 70 others. Of Lucanus and 270 others." In the Barberini Martyrology, in the Supplement of the genuine Bede, these are referred to thus: "In Africa

the nativity of Saints Malinius, Maurilius, Lucanus, Donatus, Victorinus, Niceas the Virgin, and 72 others. Of Lucanus with 270 others." Which, with Victorinus omitted, are found in the same way in the MS. codex of Saint Maximin. In the Lucca copy of the Hieronymian Martyrology these are indicated: "In the African province of Numidia, the nativity of Saints Manilius, Lucianus, Victurinus, Nicia the Virgin, and 72 others. Of Lucianus with 160 others." These seem more completely brought forth by Notker with these words: "In Africa in the province of Numidia, Saints Manilius, Donatus, Maurilius, Lucianus, Victorinus, Nicia the Virgin, and seventy-two others. Likewise of Lucianus with two hundred and seventy others." In the Blumian copy of the same Hieronymian Martyrology, with some diversity, they are thus mentioned: "In Africa, in the province of Dummedia, the nativity of Saints Manilius, Donatus, Maurinus, Lucatus, Victurinus, Nicia the Virgin, and 72 others. Of Lucianus with 270 others." In the Corbie copy printed at Paris they are written thus: "In Africa in the province of Diomedia the nativity of Saints Manilius, Donatus, Maurili, Lucianus, Victorinus, Nicia the Virgin, and 283 others": which last seem to be thus supplied from the others: "Nicia the Virgin and 72 others. Of Lucianus with 270 others." In both these copies "Dummedia" and "Diomedia," for Numidia, seem to have been placed by the fault of the copyists, since no other province of that name is known in Africa. Hence the MS. codex of the Queen of Sweden, edited by Holstenius, thus confirms our opinion: "In Africa, in the province of Numidia, of Manilius, Donatus, and many others." In the Aachen MS. is celebrated the memory of Victor, Lucianus with 430 others. In the Augsburg MS. of Saint Udalric: "Monilitia, Lucianus with 310 others." In the Paris MS. of Labbe: "Manili, Nicia, Lucianus, with 410 Martyrs." In Greven are the names of Victorinus, Victor, Lucianus, and others. Of another Victorinus we have treated above.

[2] And these are hitherto the things known to us about these Martyrs, which it has pleased us to set forth distinctly for the Reader. The Martyrs therefore are: Manilius or Manilus, also written Mannilus and Malinius; Collection of names Donatus everywhere the same, omitted in the Lucca codex; Lucianus, also written Lucanus and Lucatus; Victorinus or Victurinus, and Victor and Victorina in the most ancient copy; Nicia, and Nicea the Virgin, and Nica without the adjoined title of Virgin; and the other seventy-two, who are also counted as only seventy. In the second band, Lucianus, also written Lucanus, and the other 270, who in the Lucca codex are joined as only sixty. The whole collection of which is not accurate in the MSS. Aachen, Augsburg, and Labbe; as also in the MS. Trier of Saint Martin, where these things are read: "At Nicomedia" (rather, Numidia) "of 276 Martyrs." In the MS. Calendar of Saint Maximin are reported "Vitalis, 170 Martyrs." Of Saint Vitalis we treat separately, but the number of Martyrs, though incomplete, is to be referred here.

ON THE HOLY MARTYRS

CYRIL, AQUILA, PETER, DOMITIANA, AND RUFUS.

Cyril, Martyr (Saint) Aquila, Martyr (Saint) Peter, Martyr (Saint) Domitiana, Martyr (Saint) Rufus, Martyr (Saint)

By G. H.

These five Martyrs we give from a very ancient Martyrology, which we found at Monte Cassino, written in Lombardic character, and which we had transcribed: in which these are found: "On the 4th day before the Kalends of May, the Nativity of the holy Martyrs Cyril, Aquila, Peter, Domitiana, Rufus." We have not hitherto found in any fasti Saint Domitiana the Martyr, nor a similar combination of others. Hence, because of the antiquity of the Martyrology, we propose them. Perhaps there will be someone who will bring light to this, or at least receive it from here.