ON THE HOLY ASIAN MARTYRS SINON, HERULUS, CUSCUMUS, MENALIPPUS, ZENO, SINERTES, SIRICUS, AND OTHERS.
CommentarySinon, Martyr in Asia (St.) Herulus, Martyr in Asia (St.) Cuscumus, Martyr in Asia (St.) Menalippus, Martyr in Asia (St.) Sinertes, Martyr in Asia (St.) Siricus, Martyr in Asia (St.)
J. B.
In the same Asia, at an unknown place, time, and manner of death, seven others obtained the laurel of martyrdom on the same day, concerning whom the most ancient Roman Martyrology, or that of St. Jerome, says: In Asia, of Sinon, Herulus, Cuscumus, Menalippus, Zeno, Inertes, Siricus. The manuscript of the monastery of Marchiennes: In Asia, of Cosconius, Synorius, Herulus, Zeno, Menalippus, Sinestes, Syricis, with their companions. The Anchin manuscript has the same. The Reichenau manuscript lists only two: Likewise in Asia, of Sinoris and Herulus. This Zeno the Asian plainly seems to be a different person from the African one who was the companion of Cresconius, Menander, and others, since both are mentioned in the very same martyrologies. He who is named Sinon in the old Roman is elsewhere Sinor and Synorius; Cosconius appears for Cuscumus; and finally Sinestes for Inertes -- perhaps more correctly Sinertes. Whether Siricus, Siricius, or perhaps Cyricus is the last named, we do not venture to guess.
ON ST. THEA, MARTYR.
CommentaryThea, Martyr (St.)
J. B.
[1] The Greeks venerate two saints named Thea, as is evident from the Menaea and Maximus of Cythera. The first was an Egyptian, who together with her brother Paul and her sister Valentina attained the palm of martyrdom in Palestine, as the Greeks report on July 18, but as the Roman calendar has it, on the 25th of the same month -- two Saints named Thea although Thea's name is not expressed in the latter. Of the other Thea, the Menaea record the following: On the same day, the holy Martyr Thea ends her life by the sword. this one was slain by the sword
Thea, mocking the false gods, The rulers of error slay with the sword.
Maximus of Cythera also records her on this day. Nothing further is known to us.