Acta Sanctorum

Caius and Companions

1 January · commentary
Latin source: Heiligenlexikon
A brief notice of the otherwise little-known martyrs Caius, Iactus, and Heraclus at Bologna, recorded in the manuscript Martyrology of St. Jerome.

CONCERNING THE HOLY MARTYRS OF BOLOGNA: CAIUS, IACTUS, AND HERACLUS.

Commentary

Caius, Martyr at Bologna (St.) Heraclus, Martyr at Bologna (St.) Iactus, Martyr at Bologna (St.)

These Martyrs are not widely known: they are mentioned in the manuscript Martyrology of St. Jerome in these words: "At Bologna, of Caius, Iactus, Heraclus." Nor should anyone suspect that they are the same as those honored on January 4, namely Hermes, Aggaeus, and Caius; for these too are recorded in the same manuscript Martyrology on the day before the Nones.