ON THE HOLY MARTYRS JANUARIUS, FELICIANUS, DONATUS, CASTUS, LIKEWISE DONATUS, VICTOR, AGAPA, DONATA, CODENIS, DATIVUS, FORTUNIO, MARCELLA, QUINTIANUS, JULIA, LIKEWISE JANUARIUS, CASCENTUS, CELESTINUS, SATURNINUS, CYPTON, FELICITAS, DONATIANUS, VICTURIA, AEMILIA, BASSILLA, SATURUS, EBASUS, SECUNDUS, FELIX, OCTAVIANUS, FAUSTINIA, ALBINA, VENUSTINA, ROGATIANUS, VICTOR, MAREUS, CETULA, RUTILUS, SILVANUS, COVILIUS.
CommentaryJanuarius, Martyr (St.) Felicianus, Martyr (St.) Donatus, Martyr (St.) Castus, Martyr (St.) Donatus the other, Martyr (St.) Victor, Martyr (St.) Agapa, Martyr (St.) Donata, Martyr (St.) Codenis, Martyr (St.) Dativus, Martyr (St.) Fortunio, Martyr (St.) Marcella, Martyr (St.) Quintianus, Martyr (St.) Julia, Martyr (St.) Januarius the other, Martyr (St.) Cascentus, Martyr (St.) Celestinus, Martyr (St.) Saturninus, Martyr (St.) Cypton, Martyr (St.) Felicitas, Martyr (St.) Donatianus, Martyr (St.) Victuria, Martyr (St.) Aemilia, Martyr (St.) Bassilla, Martyr (St.) Saturus, Martyr (St.) Ebasus, Martyr (St.) Secundus, Martyr (St.) Felix, Martyr (St.) Octavianus, Martyr (St.) Faustinia, Martyr (St.) Albina, Martyr (St.) Venustina, Martyr (St.) Rogatianus, Martyr (St.) Victor the other, Martyr (St.) Mareus, Martyr (St.) Cetula, Martyr (St.) Rutilus, Martyr (St.) Silvanus the other, Martyr (St.) Covilius, Martyr (St.)
G. H.
[1] This is an illustrious crown of thirty-nine Martyrs: some traces of them exist in various Martyrologies. The ancient manuscript of the monastery of Liessies in Hainaut commemorates Donatus, Secundianus, Castus, and Marcellus. But in place of the last, Marcella appears in others: and Donatus together with Secundianus was listed above with the Martyrs of Concordia. The Victor who is reported in the Martyrology of Aachen on February 16 as having suffered at Rome we have moved back to this day, on which both Victor, already listed, and Romulus -- if that is perhaps the correct reading -- previously joined to the Martyrs of Concordia, are venerated. In the same Martyrology, Januarius and Mareus are commemorated for this February 17. Januarius is also the standard-bearer of other Martyrs in the very ancient manuscript Martyrology of St. Maximin's: concerning whom Notker writes thus: Elsewhere, of Januarius and very many others, whose names the ancient Roman Martyrology, or that of St. Jerome, has thus expressed: And elsewhere, of Januarius, Felicianus, Donatus, Castus, likewise Donatus, Victor, Agape, Donata, Codenis, Dativus, Fortunio, Marcella, Quintianus, Julia. Likewise Januarius, Cascentus, Celestinus, Saturninus, Cypton, Felicitas, Donatianus, Victuria, Aemilia, Bassilla, Saturus, Ebasus, Secundus, Felix, Octavianus, Faustinia, Albina, Venustina, Rogatiana, Victor, Mareus, Cetula, Rutulus, Silvanus, Covilius. So it reads there. Whether Faustinia in the manuscript of St. Cyriacus is called Faustinus, we inquired above. The remaining details, which pertain to the place, time, and manner of martyrdom, are as yet hidden.