ON THE HOLY MARTYRS OF ANTIOCH
THEODISIUS, OR THEODOSIUS, EUSTASIUS, DIONYSIUS, THEODOTUS, AND PERHAPS MAXIMUS.
From the Hieronymian Martyrologies.
CommentaryTheodisius or Theodosius, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Eustasius, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Dionysius, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Theodotus, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
Maximus, Martyr at Antioch (S.)
J. B. S.
I take the text from the Lucca codex, to which the Blume one must be similar, since Florentinius observed no diversity in it; to these moreover is added the smaller copy of the Queen of Sweden, in which is rightly read Theodosii. The Epternach codex named only the three, Theodotus, Eustatius, and Dionysius: the codex of St. Cyriacus rightly brings out the first three, but passes over Theodotus: the Corbie codex confused two announcements,
or at least the positions, in the edition of Florentinius; for, having plainly omitted the two Martyrs of Milan, of whom below, it seems to have transferred our Antiochenes thither, thus wrongly connecting them: At Milan, the birthday of the holy Theodosa—for Theodosii—Eustasius, Dionysius, Theodotus, Maximus; which last, since it is found in that codex alone, I therefore added the particle "perhaps." In the Achery edition both the position "at Antioch" and the names of the Martyrs are referred more distinctly. Florentinius almost suspects that under the name of Eustasius there lies hidden the most celebrated Eustathius, bishop of Antioch, of whom below on this day it is treated more fully: but this by no means persuades me, since I consider all these to be truly Martyrs who suffered before the times of Eustathius; besides that he ought to have occupied the first place, distinguished as he was by his episcopal dignity. However that may be, we have given the handful, as it is represented in our codices.
ON THE HOLY MARTYRS OF MILAN
MACARIUS AND MEGETIAS.
From the Hieronymian Martyrologies.
CommentaryMacarius, Martyr at Milan (S.)
Megetias, Martyr at Milan (S.)
J. B. S.
Florentinius, in his Observations on today's text, rightly noted that the Corbie codex mentions only Macharius, whom meanwhile he did not observe to be altogether neglected in his own edition. The edition of Achery clearly exhibits him, in which, if I am not mistaken, it is better expressed than in the Lucca codex, where it is had "Mocharii"; for the reading of Corbie is confirmed by some smaller copies, in which, although the names of the whole little list are confused, they nevertheless read "Macharii," not "Mocharii": the Epternach codex wrote worse "Moeci," where also "Mogitiae," for the "Megetiae" of the Lucca codex; which reading is again confirmed from some contracted codices and from the Blume one itself. In a more polished and more received manner I have written "Macarii." Whatever Galesinius, in Florentinius, or other more recent writers have today marked, pertains not at all to the text of the Hieronymian Martyrologies.