A brief notice of the martyrs Stratonicus, Macarius, Abbanus, Saturus, and Possessor, recorded in the Martyrology of St. Jerome. The identity of Macarius is uncertain, possibly the same as Macarius the Abbot mentioned elsewhere.
ON THE HOLY MARTYRS STRATONICUS, MACARIUS, ABBANUS, SATURUS, POSSESSOR.
The Martyrology of St. Jerome: "And in another place, Stratonicus, Maccarus, Abbanus, Saturus, Possessor." Is perhaps this the same Macarius the Abbot? Indeed the most ancient manuscript of the monastery of Rhinouvia reads: "At Antioch: Isidorus the Bishop, Macarius the Abbot, Saturus, Possessor, Firmus." We shall also add below a third Macarius, a hermit who had been a Vice-Prefect.
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