CONCERNING THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS ROGATUS, CATULA, AUTUS OR UTUS, VICTORINUS, SATURNINUS, LIKEWISE SATURNINUS, SALITOR OR SALUTARIS, APRILIS, JOSEPH, AND CALIONDOLA.
CommentaryRogatus, Martyr in Africa (S.)
Catula, Martyr in Africa (S.)
Autus or Utus, Martyr in Africa (S.)
Victorinus, Martyr in Africa (S.)
Saturninus, Martyr in Africa (S.)
Another Saturninus, Martyr in Africa (S.)
Salitor or Salutaris, Martyr in Africa (S.)
Aprilis, Martyr in Africa (S.)
Joseph, Martyr in Africa (S.)
Caliondola, Martyr in Africa (S.)
[1] This troop of holy Martyrs is exhibited by the very ancient Martyrology of S. Jerome, and in these words in our codex: In Africa, of Rogatus, Catula, Autus, Victorinus, Saturninus, likewise Saturninus, Salitor, Aprilis, Joseph, Colioni, Dola. In the other three copies one reads Utus and Aprilis in place of Autus and Aprelis, and in two (for in the Parisian several things are missing at the end) it says in a single word Coliondola, who above is divided into two. Finally, in place of the word Salitoris found in three, one reads in the Lucca codex Salutaris. In the manuscript of Queen Christina of Sweden, from which Lucas Holstenius composed his Observations on the Roman Martyrology, it has: In Africa, of Rogatus with nine others. Which number is certainly found if Coliondola is taken as a single Martyr. The Reichenau manuscript from these indicates four: Rogatus; Victorinus, Saturninus, and Saturninus. But with one Saturninus omitted, the others are mentioned in the manuscripts of the Rhine and Augsburg of S. Ulrich, and the Parisian of our Labbé, and these are mixed in with other Martyrs. Rogatus and Saturninus are read in the Aachen manuscript: but Rogatus alone in the manuscript of Usuard from the Vatican library, written in Lombard script and numbered 5949: likewise in the manuscript of Usuard from the monastery of Anchin near Douai: in the Pleschio manuscript also and the Vatican of the Church of S. Peter, the aforesaid Rogatus alone is expressed without any other companion.