ON THE HOLY MARTYRS SUCCESSUS, VALENS, TELERIANUS, PAULUS, IULIUS, LUCIUS, VICTORINUS, HONORATUS, SATURNINA, FLORIDA, AND THE OTHER THIRTEEN, AT ABITINA IN AFRICA.
CommentarySuccessus, Martyr at Abitina in Africa (S.) Valens, Martyr at Abitina in Africa (S.) Telerianus, Martyr at Abitina in Africa (S.) Paulus, Martyr at Abitina in Africa (S.) Iulius, Martyr at Abitina in Africa (S.) Lucius, Martyr at Abitina in Africa (S.) Victorinus, Martyr at Abitina in Africa (S.) Honoratus, Martyr at Abitina in Africa (S.) Saturnina, Martyr at Abitina in Africa (S.) Florida, Martyr at Abitina in Africa (S.) The other XIII Martyrs, at Abitina in Africa
Abitina was a city of Africa, whose Donatist Bishop Maximus attended the Collation at Carthage in the year 411, and is found in Cognitio I, chapter 201. In that city suffered the Martyrs whom we mention. Thus the Carthusians of Cologne in their additions to Usuardus: "In the city of Abitina, Saturninus and his companions, Martyrs." The companion martyrs are given in the manuscript Martyrology of S. Jerome: "In Africa, the holy Successus, Valens, Telerianus, Paulus, Iulius, Lucius, Victorinus, Honoratus, Saturnina, Florida, and others, Luricus, and at Rome on the Via Salaria, Priscilla." We treated Priscilla on January 16. The same entry is reported twice on this day in the Dungalense manuscript. Whether Luricus should be joined with the Abitinensians is doubtful. The same Dungalense manuscript: "Luricus and the other XIV: Successus, Florina, Valens, Baulirina, Felarianus, Priscilla, Molulus, Luricus, Victorinus, Florida, Honoratus, Saturninus." In this manuscript, therefore, certain names are expressed differently, and Florina is added. Lucius is joined by the Cologne Carthusians with the others whom we said seem to have suffered at Ostia: "Fortunatus," they say, "Zeno, Lucius." We have found nothing else about them.