African Martyrs Mucius

CONCERNING THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS MUCIUS, VICTOR, MISTRIANUS, SALVIUS, MISELIANUS, VICTORICUS, TEUSSA, FORTUNATUS, VENERIA, SARTA, SATURNINUS, HORTISIANUS, LEUCIUS, MISURIANUS, VINCENTIA, ALBA, TIMOTHEUS, INGENULA, VICTORIA, AND OTHERS.

Mucius, Martyr in Africa (St.) Victor, Martyr in Africa (St.) Mistrianus, Martyr in Africa (St.) Salvius, Martyr in Africa (St.) Misellianus, Martyr in Africa (St.) Victoricus, Martyr in Africa (St.) Teussa, Martyr in Africa (St.) Fortunatus, Martyr in Africa (St.) Veneria, Martyr in Africa (St.) Sarta, Martyr in Africa (St.) Saturninus, Martyr in Africa (St.) Hortisianus, Martyr in Africa (St.) Leucius, Martyr in Africa (St.) Misurianus, Martyr in Africa (St.) Vincentia, Martyr in Africa (St.) Alba, Martyr in Africa (St.) Timotheus, Martyr in Africa (St.) Ingenula, Martyr in Africa (St.) Victoria, Martyr in Africa (St.) Other Martyrs in Africa (Sts.)

This glorious company was presented to us by the most ancient Martyrology of St. Jerome, in this manner: In Africa, of Mucius, Victor, Mistrianus, Salvius, Miselianus, Victoricus, Teussa, Fortunata, Veneria, Sarta, Saturninus, Hortisianus, Leucius, Misurianus, Vincentia, Alba, Timotheus, Ingenula, Victoria. Only three are recorded in the Rhinaugiense manuscript: In Africa, of Mutius, Victor, and Fortunatus. More, but confusedly, in the old Irish manuscript of the Dungallense community: Of the three brothers, Speusepi, Helapi, Munici. Of Victor, Fortunatus, Muccius, Teucisius, Martinus, and forty-five others. Of Micca, Mistrianus, Marcellus, Salvius, Sulpitius, Mesalanus, Teusea, Victoricius, Veneria, Sata, Leonilla, Junilla, Ingenula, Victoria, Saturninus, Alba, Hortisianus, Vincentia, Leucius, Rubentius, Misurianus, Timosaeus. In some names, therefore, they disagree. The Irish manuscript has Muccius for Mucius; Mesalanus for Miselianus: perhaps Messalianus or Messalinus was written; Victoricius for Victoricus; Teusea for Teussa; Sata for Sarta; Timosaeus for Timotheus. It adds, besides the Triplets, Leonilla and Junilla, of whom we have treated above, Teucisius, Micca, Marcellus, Sulpitius, Rubentius, Martinus, and forty-five others. Concerning Rubentius and Martinus, whom we conjecture to be the Martyrius of St. Jerome, we treat separately below. Whether those forty-five are to be joined to these two, or to the Africans, is uncertain. We judge Sulpitius to be Pius, the Bishop of Bourges: Marcellus to be of Die, whom we noted should be deferred to April 9. In place of Fortunata, the Rhinaugiense and Dungallense manuscripts have Fortunatus; we have preferred to follow these.