Martyrs

ON THE HOLY MARTYRS

HIPERELUS, OR HIERPERIDUS,

SATURNINA, STERTIA OR STERGIA, HIERIA OR HIEREMIA.

From the same Martyrologies.

Hiperelus or Hierperidus, Martyr (S.)

Saturnina, Martyr (S.)

Stertia or Storgia, Martyr (S.)

Hieremia or Hieria, Martyr (S.)

G. H.

The already cited Martyrology of S. Jerome is concluded with the four Martyrs proposed in the title, who in the Epternach copy are read thus: Likewise of Hiperelus, Saturnina, Stertius, Hieremia. In the Corbey Ms. the names are expressed thus: Hipericlus, Saturnina, Suria, Ineria. In the Lucca and Blume copies thus: Hiperidus, Saturnina, Stertia, Hieria. Which in the Florentine Ms. of the Medicean Library of the Grand Duke, are set forth thus: Likewise of the Holy Martyrs Yerpendus, Saturnina, Stergia, Hieria. The same are in the Florentine Ms. of Senator Strozzi, but in place of the first is read Hierperidus, as in the Ms. of the Conventual Fathers, in the same way is had Hierperidus, but Yena in place of Hieria. Behold how great variety of the prior name, when Hiperelus, Hipericlus, Hiperidus, Hierperidus and Yerpendus is written. Saturnina is constantly written in the same way. But in third place is had Stertius, Stertia, Stergia and Suria; but in the last place Hieremia, Ineria, Yena, and more frequently Hieria. Hence which names especially were to be written in the title, we have much doubted.