Acta Sanctorum

Revocatus and Companions

10 January · commentary
Latin source: Heiligenlexikon
SS. Revocatus, Firmus, Jucundus, and companions, martyrs recorded in the Martyrology of St. Jerome. The commentary discusses their possible connection to the martyrs of the same names commemorated on January 9 and notes textual difficulties in identifying the full list of companions.

ON THE HOLY MARTYRS REVOCATUS, FIRMUS, JUCUNDUS, AND COMPANIONS.

Commentary

Revocatus, Martyr (S.) Firmus, Martyr (S.) Jucundus, Martyr (S.) Companions, Martyrs

We have already recorded Revocatus and Firmus, or Firminus, as having been crowned with martyrdom at Smyrna on January 9. Again on January 10, the manuscript Martyrology of St. Jerome, which had recorded them on January 9, has the following: "On the fourth day before the Ides. In Africa: of Revocatus, Firmus." But the manuscript of Rhinow, as we indicated there, reads: "At Sirmium, of Revocatus. In Africa, of Firmus." The ancient Irish Martyrology of the convent of Dungal records the same persons with no place assigned, and adds Jucundus and others whose names we could not clearly ascertain because the codex was corrupted by age and damage. They appear to be Misigabis, Clistus, Arrius, and Petrus. Jucundus is also mentioned in the Florarium.