ON THE THREE VIRGINS OF ANTIOCH,
PRODOCIA, VERONICA, AND SPECIOSA.
From the Hieronymian Martyrologies.
CommentaryProdocia, Virgin of Antioch (S.)
Veronica, Virgin of Antioch (S.)
Speciosa, Virgin of Antioch (S.)
J. B. S.
I suppose they were virgins, although it is not expressed in the codices. In the Lucca codices I read: At Antioch, of Perdicia, Veronica, and Speciosa. The Epternach exhibits Prodocia alone, for whom the Corbie writes Prodixa. From the little Hieronymian of Queen Christina of Sweden, formerly of St. Columba of Sens, our reading is confirmed, although there they are referred to the fourth day before the Ides of July: perhaps from a mere transposition by the copyist.