ON THE HOLY MARTYRS OF CARTHAGE
CATULINUS THE DEACON, JANUARIUS, FLORENTIUS, POLLUTANA, JULIA, AND JUSTA.
From the Martyrologies.
CommentaryCatulinus, Martyr at Carthage (S.)
Januarius, Martyr at Carthage (S.)
Florentius, Martyr at Carthage (S.)
Pollutana, Martyr at Carthage (S.)
Julia, Martyr at Carthage (S.)
Justa, Martyr at Carthage (S.)
BY THE AUTHOR J. B. S.
Although here too among the Hieronymian codices some diversity occurs, yet almost all agree in announcing six Martyrs in number, so that I do not sufficiently see why Ado expunged one of them, and consequently also his copyist Usuard, as I have observed in its place, at the same time indicating that which concerning St. Catulinus, whose deeds, as well as those of the others, are buried in oblivion, was to be separately annotated, and therefore not here to be repeated. From Usuard the truncated class passed into all his offspring, and so also into the modern Roman one. I have thought that Pollutana or Polentana should be restored, whom the Blume codex reads with the rest. For the rest, from the Hieronymian texts is had whatever can be said of them. Thus the most ancient Epternach enumerates them: In Africa, in the city of Carthage, of Catholinus the deacon, of Januarius, Florentius, Polentius, Polentana, Julia, and Justa. Thus further the Corbie one: In Africa, in the city of Carthage, the birthday of the holy Catholinus the deacon, and of the other martyrs, who rest in the basilica of St. Fausta; of Januaria, Florentius, Pallutana, Julia together and Justa. And from this differ a little the Lucca codices, whence Florentinius formed his text: In Africa, in the city of Carthage, the birthday of the holy Cartulinus the deacon, and of the other martyrs, who rest in the basilica of St. Fausta; of Januarius, Forentius, Pollutata, Julia likewise, and Justa. That the basilica here called of Fausta, or rather of Faustus, is celebrated in the councils, and mentioned by Victor of Utica, it is enough to indicate in passing from Florentinius.
ON THE HOLY MARTYRS OF SIRMIUM
AGRIPPINUS, SECUNDUS, MAXIMUS, FORTUNATUS, AND MARTIALIS.
From the Hieronymian codices.
CommentaryAgrippinus, Martyr at Sirmium (S.)
Secundus, Martyr at Sirmium (S.)
Maximus, Martyr at Sirmium (S.)
Fortunatus, Martyr at Sirmium (S.)
Martialis, Martyr at Sirmium (S.)
J. B. S.
This class is peculiar to the Hieronymian codices alone, unknown to Ado and Usuard. It has a place in Rabanus and Notker, by whom, however, the names are not rendered entire. The most ancient Epternach mangled Sirmium, writing: At Sirmi; nor much better the Corbie and Lucca ones: At Syrmia, except that in these Arippinus is read, for Agrippinus. In the Hieronymian short codices there is not preserved a sufficiently accurate reckoning of place and names: except, however, the codex of the Queen of Sweden, in which all things are rightly formed: At Sirmium, the birthday of the holy Agrippinus, Secundus, Maximus, Fortunatus, Martialis.