ON THE HOLY MARTYRS OF ALEXANDRIA: TULLIANUS, ANTIUS, CYRIACUS, AMMONIUS.
CommentaryTullianus, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (St.) Antius, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (St.) Cyriacus, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (St.) Ammonius, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (St.)
G. H.
[1] Several manuscript Martyrologies present these holy Alexandrian Martyrs. That of St. Martin at Tournai: At Alexandria, the birthday of Ss. Tullianus and Ammonius. That of Laetium: At Alexandria, of Ss. Tullius and Ammonius. That of St. Maximin: The Passion of Julian and Ammonius. That of Reichenau: At Alexandria, of Julian, Cyriacus, and Ammonius. The manuscript of Aachen lists these Martyrs here: At Nicomedia, the passion of St. Julian. At Alexandria, of Tullianus, Anciriacus, Aminonis. At Lugdunium (rather Lyon), of Stephen the Bishop. Of Cyriacus. Of Castor the Priest. We treat separately of St. Stephen and St. Castor on this day. We join Cyriacus to the Alexandrian Martyrs. Hermann Greuen in his additions to Usuard also arranges two groups in these words: Of Cyriacus. At Alexandria, of Tullianus, Anchirianus, Ammo. The manuscript Roman Martyrology attributed to St. Jerome opens this day with these Martyrs thus: On the Ides of February, at Alexandria, the birthday of Tullianus, Antius, Cyriacus, Ammonius. From Antius and Cyriacus, the single name Anciriacus seems to have been combined in the Aachen text, and more corruptly Anchirianus in Hermann Greuen; and then another Cyriacus is established. On February 14, another Ammonius who suffered at Alexandria is venerated, but as a companion of St. Dionysius. On February 12, Julian, Cyriacus, Ammonius, with many companions, are entered in the calendar and indeed earned the crown at Alexandria. Likewise on February 11, Cyriacus and Ammonius, but with others -- so that there is no certain mark by which we can determine that they are the same persons listed a second or third time.