ON SAINT LUCIAN,
MARTYR AT CAESAREA IN CAPPADOCIA.
From the same ancient Ms. Martyrologies.
CommentaryLucian Martyr, at Caesarea in Cappadocia (S.)
G. H.
The ancient copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology conclude this day with these words: "At Caesarea of Cappadocia, of S. Lucian the Martyr." The same, and only, has Rabanus and Notker, who open this day from him. Ado also has the same, and the Martyrology printed under the name of Bede, and very many Mss. of Usuard, but augmented, with the Martyrologies of Cologne and Lübeck printed in 1490, which Greven followed, Maurolycus, and others. But on the 6th day of this month, "Licinianus Martyr at Caesarea of Cappadocia," reported in the Ms. of Dijon, can be believed to be this Lucian whom we treat of, who is also called Lucanus in the Ms. of Queen Christina of Sweden, cited by Holstenius.
[2] Several Martyrs we have thus far given, called by the name of Lucian, but suffering elsewhere and different from this one, among whom shines Lucian Presbyter of the Antiochene Church, who suffered at Nicomedia and was buried at Helenopolis in Bithynia, whose Acts we gave on January 7. A greater difficulty appears in this, that on the following day, that is the 8th of June, again among seven Martyrs who suffered at Caesarea in Cappadocia, Lucian is reported. We, with this admonition made, leave him so reported apart, and place another on the following day with companions, following the ancient monuments indicated. Furthermore without arena at the end is reported "Lucianus Martyr" in the Ms. Gellone and another of S. Gallus: indeed "Luciana" is written in the Ms. Augsburg and Parisian of Labbé. In the Ms. of Dijon "Licinianus," and that on June 6.