Cyriaca and Companions

16 March · commentary

ON SS. CYRIACA, PAMPIAN OR PAMPHILIAN, CASSION, FLORENTIUS, AND JOVIAN, MARTYRS IN GREECE.

Commentary

Cyriaca, Martyr in Greece (S.)

Pampinus or Pamphilian, Martyr in Greece (S.)

Cassiorius, Martyr in Greece (S.)

Florentius, Martyr in Greece (S.)

Jovian, Martyr in Greece (S.)

This is the third class of Martyrs in the ancient Martyrology of Saint Jerome: and indeed in the Parisian edition the following is read: In Greece, of Cyriaca, Pampinus, Cassion. In the Blumian copy is read Cassionis, in the Luccan, Pampina, in ours Pampilian and Cyriacus. In the Augsburg manuscript of Saint Ulrich and the Parisian of Labbé there is a record of Casso and Pampinus. The latter in the Reichenau manuscript is called Pamphilian, who is also referred to on the following day in three manuscript codices and two printed ones, but intermixed with others, as we have indicated more fully in the preceding class. Notker adds two other Martyrs in these words: In Greece, of Cyriaca, Florentius, and Jovian. In the very ancient manuscript of Tamlacht, the names are indicated in this way: Curiaca, Sampilian, Castor, Jovian: who for others are Cyriaca, Pamphilian, Cassion, Jovian. There is likewise another Castor assigned to the former class.

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