ON THE HOLY MARTYRS SUCCESSUS, VALENS, TELERIANUS, PAULUS, JULIUS, LUCIUS, VICTORINUS, HONORATUS, SATURNINA, FLORIDA, AND THIRTEEN OTHERS, 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.) Julius, 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.) Thirteen other Martyrs, at Abitina in Africa
Abitina was a city of Africa, whose Donatist Bishop Maximus took part in the Conference of Carthage in the year 411, and he is found in the first session, chapter 201. In that city suffered the Martyrs whom we record. So the Carthusians of Cologne in their additions to Usuard: "In the city of Abitina, of Saturninus and his companions, Martyrs." The manuscript Martyrology of S. Jerome gives the companions: "In Africa, of SS. Successus, Valens, Telerianus, Paulus, Julius, Lucius, Victorinus, Honoratus, Saturnina, Florida, and others, of Luricus; and at Rome on the Salarian Way, of Priscella." Of Priscilla we treated on 16 January. She is recorded twice on this day in the Dungal manuscript. Whether Luricius is to be joined to the Abitinians is doubtful. The same Dungal manuscript: "Of Luricius and fourteen others, of Successus, Florina, Valens, Baulirina, Felarianus, Priscilla, Molulus, Luricius, Victorinus, Florida, Honoratus, Saturninus." In this manuscript, therefore, certain names are given otherwise, and Florina is added. Lucius is joined by the Carthusians of Cologne to others who, as we said, seem to have suffered at Ostia: "Of Fortunatus," they say, "Seon, Lucius." We have found nothing about them elsewhere.