Martyrs of Laodicea in Phrygia

ON THE HOLY MARTYRS OF LAODICEA IN PHRYGIA,

THEOPHILUS, AUXENTIUS, PRUDENTIUS, PHILIP, ALEXANDER, ZOTICUS, BESSIA, SECUNDA, AND MACARIUS.

From the Hieronymian Martyrologies.

Theophilus, Martyr, at Laodicea (St.)

Auxentius, Martyr, at Laodicea (St.)

Prudentius, Martyr, at Laodicea (St.)

Philip, Martyr, at Laodicea (St.)

Alexander, Martyr, at Laodicea (St.)

Zoticus, Martyr, at Laodicea (St.)

Bessia, Martyr, at Laodicea (St.)

Secunda, Martyr, at Laodicea (St.)

Macarius, Martyr, at Laodicea (St.)

J. B. S.

However much for the rest some confused things recur in today's Hieronymian tablets, both because in the middle of the text and series of these Martyrs in the Lucca or Fontanelle codex there is wrongly inserted "At the monastery of Dol, the deposition of Samson the abbot," and because other entangled things occur; the recorded shred being on this day secluded to its own place, that codex agrees with the Corbie one and another of the queen of Sweden, which is adduced by Florentinius, in the number and in the names of the reported class of nine Laodicean Martyrs, with this sole difference, that in that last codex the name of Secunda is pronounced in the masculine gender, and "Angentius" for "Auxentius"; and elsewhere "Prudentus," in place of "Prudentius." From the very ancient Epternach codex as well as the Blume or other briefer ones nothing can be elicited on this day that produces clarity, since most things are inverted and distorted. We think we render the genuine text on this day, nor less clear are the things which pertain to the two following.

ON THE HOLY SEPTIMIA AND AUGUSTA, VIRGIN

From the Hieronymian Martyrologies.

Septimia, Martyr (St.)

Augusta, Martyr (St.)

J. B. S.

Both are announced in all the larger codices in the same order, except in the disordered Epternach codex, where they are mixed with the above Laodicean class, in the Lucca one joined as "Nazaria and Celsa": but concerning these transformed names it has already been said in the "Passed Over." The purest text the Corbie codex reports: "And elsewhere, the birthday of the holy Septimia, and of Augusta, virgin." Further, whether this Augusta is the same as the one who is venerated at Serravalle in the Venetian dominion on the 27th of March, as Bolland once judged, there is nothing whence you might conjecture; especially while Septimia is added to her as a companion, and no position or place of martyrdom is added. I would rather believe that that Serravalle one should be confused with another who is marked on this day by Greven and others, and who in the codex of Monte Santo is called Augustina.