ON THE HOLY MARTYRS OF ALEXANDRIA: LEONTIUS, MAURICIUS, MELLITUS, ACHILLEUS, DANIEL, CORIONUS, ATTONUS, ZESONUS, EUSTASIUS, OCTAVIUS, ANICETUS, THEODORUS, CRISTUS, CANDIDUS, GORGONIUS, ARCELAUS, CYRINUS, EUPHRODISIUS, GELANUS, AUTICIUS, AZELUS, ATTENEUS, GAGIUS, SISIO, AUXENTIUS, VALENTINUS, DRODITIUS, FAUSTASIUS, AURELIUS, GORGODIANUS, CYRIO, COROLUS, NOSTINUS, SISINNIUS, CASTRICIUS, AND APOLLONIUS. From the Hieronymian Martyrologies.
CommentaryLeontius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Mauricius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Mellitus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Achilleus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Daniel, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Corionus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Attonus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Zesonus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Eustasius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Octavius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Anicetus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Theodorus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Cristus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Candius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Gorgonius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Arcelaus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Cyrinus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Euphrodisius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Gilanus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Anticius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Azelus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Attenus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Gagius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Sision, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Auxentius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Valentinus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Droditius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Faustasius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Aurelius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Gorgodianus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Cyrion, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Corolus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Nostinus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Sisinnius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Castricius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Apollonius, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
J. B. S.
From this class of Martyrs and so many others often recorded at Alexandria as well as at Tomi in this ancient Martyrology, the praised Florentinius rightly gathers a huge slaughter of Christians in those places. For the rest, on this day there is almost an enormous discrepancy between the Epternach and the other Lucca and Corbie codices; for in it, out of that whole cohort of thirty-six champions, only eight are enumerated, so that you may easily perceive it to be mutilated here. And so not from that codex, but almost from the Corbie, all the names have been taken, rather than from the text of Florentinius, where the last two names are so divided that from Castricius and Apollonius three names are made, namely Castrus, Creta, Pollanus. Meanwhile, however, from the Lucca I preferred to read Euphrodisius, rather than from the Corbie Eofrodisius: likewise Sisio, and Sisinnius for Sisinna, although in the Lucca is had Sisenne. I would believe that other names too are corrupted, but I was unwilling to correct or restore them at my own discretion, except the name Daniel for Danelus.
[2] Here I thought I should warn in a few words, what Florentinius observed before me, that some names in the proposed troop recur which may seem proper to the Martyrs of Nicopolis, who to the number of 45 are said to have suffered under Licinius, their leaders being Leontius, Mauricius, and Daniel, whom Baronius translated from the Greek Menology into the modern Roman Martyrology, and whose Acts will be reported on this day in their place. What lies hidden here is not obvious enough to discern: we do indeed notice a confusion, but it is not permitted to us rashly to change the texts of the Hieronymian Martyrologies or their placements. If anyone should think that this could be attempted, let him join this cohort of thirty-six champions with the class of eleven Nicopolitans that will follow a little later, and he will find not only 45, but two companions above the number, in which both the Greek Fasti and the Hieronymian codices may easily have erred. If truly those 36 Martyrs, who are here attributed to Alexandria, belong to Nicopolis, the Acts which are illustrated below can be fitted to them all.
ON THE HOLY MARTYRS OF ANTIOCH: MAXIMUS, RODIGUS, VERONIA, DOMNINA, MAXIMA, DIOGENES, MACARIUS, TIMOTHY, ZACCHÆUS, AND ISICIUS. From the Hieronymian Martyrologies.
CommentaryMaximus, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Rodigus, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Veronia, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Domnina, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Maxima, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Diogenes, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Macarius, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Timothy, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Zachæus, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Isicius, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
J. B. S.
Under Maximus as standard-bearer, says Florentinius, our books bring forth ten sacred champions of both sexes, deviating little in their names from the most ancient codex. The Corbie expresses eleven, in that after Isicius it adds Mœnis, whom we thought should be omitted by the consensus of the others; if anyone wishes her added, for our part let it be permitted him. In the names there is this more notable difference, that Veronia in the Lucca is transformed into Nironicus, whom the Corbie names Vironicus; in the rest there is no diversity of such moment as to deserve to be observed.