Possessor, Martyr (S.) Two companions, Martyrs
The most ancient manuscript Martyrology of St. Jerome reads: "At Irta: of Possessor and two others." The Irish manuscript cited above reads: "Of Possessor and two others." They seem to be different from those we recorded on January 9, since those suffered at Smyrna, while these are recorded as having suffered at Irta -- or rather Cirta, a city of Numidia.
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