ON THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS VICTOR, MARINUS,
PERPETUA, JULIA, AND 74 OTHERS. LIKEWISE HONORATUS, URBANUS, HILARUS,
PRIVATULA AND 34 OTHERS.
CommentaryS. Victor, Martyr in Africa. S. Marinus, Martyr in Africa. S. Perpetua, Martyr in Africa. S. Julia, Martyr in Africa. Other 74 Martyrs in Africa. S. Honoratus, Martyr in Africa. S. Urbanus, Martyr in Africa. S. Hilarus, Martyr in Africa. S. Privatula, Martyr in Africa. Other 34 Martyrs in Africa.
By I. B.
[1] These glorious champions, distributed into two groups, are listed as follows in the old Roman manuscript, or S. Jerome's Martyrology: These Martyrs distributed into two groups: In Africa, of Victor, Marinus, Perpetua, Julia, and 74 others. And at Jerusalem, S. Simeon. In Africa, of Honoratus, Urbanus, Hilarus, Privatula, and 34 others. Since we lack their Acts, we shall adduce only what is found in other Martyrologies. The manuscript Martyrology of the Church of S. Mary at Utrecht: In Africa, of Victor, and 80 others. The Carthusians of Cologne in their additions to Usuardus constitute two groups as well, but differently from that old Martyrology: In Africa, of the holy Martyrs Victor and 80 others. Also SS. Marinus, Perpetua, Julia, Privatula.
[2] Notker conflates them into one company and mixes them entirely: In Africa, of Victor, Maurinus, Honoratus, Urbanus, Hilarius, Perpetuus, Julianus, Privatula, and 74 others. And the Prague manuscript, confused by others: without even indicating the place of their contest: Maurinus, Honoratus, Urbanus, Perpetua, Juliana, Privatula, and 23 others. The manuscript of S. Mary ad Gradus, Cologne: In Africa, S. Honoratus, Pronianus, and 24 others. But Pronianus is Apronianus, slain on the Via Salaria, about whom we shall speak presently. The manuscript Martyrology of the Church of S. Mary at Aachen: The birthday of Victor, Marinus, Perpetua, Julia. And the deposition of S. Laurentius the Bishop, Primiatula. The Reichenau manuscript: In Africa, Marinus, Perpetua, Privatula, Honoratus.
[3] Nor do we find more about them. The variety of names, however, is also to be noted. Names variously expressed. For he who is Marinus in the rest is Maurinus in the Prague Martyrology and in Notker: Perpetua is Perpetuus in Notker: Julia is Julianus in Notker, Juliana in the Prague manuscript: Urbanus is Orbanus in the manuscript of S. Jerome: Hilarus is Hilarius in Notker, unless this is due to Henricus Canisius, who edited Notker: and finally Privatula is Primiatula in the Aachen manuscript.