ON THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS
MARIANUS, FORTUNATUS, SATURNINUS, RUFINA, FORTUNIO, AND ALSO FORTUNATUS
CommentaryMarianus, Martyr in Africa (St.)
Fortunatus, Martyr in Africa (St.)
Saturninus, Martyr in Africa (St.)
Rufina, Martyr in Africa (St.)
Fortunio, Martyr in Africa (St.)
Fortunatus II, Martyr in Africa (St.)
G. H.
The Echternach Martyrology of S. Jerome thus sets forth these Martyrs: In Africa of Marianus, Fortunatus, Saturninus, Rufina, Fortuno, and also Fortunatus. In the remaining three transcripts of the same Martyrology Fortunionis is read, and the name of another Fortunatus is absent, but wrongly transferred to the Roman Martyrs Alexander and his companions. In the MS. of Reichenau these are held: In Africa of Marcianus, Fortunatus, Rufinus: for which Rufinæ is read in others. In the MSS. of S. Udalric of Augsburg and the Parisian of Labbe are reported the names of Urbanus or Orbanus (which pertains to the African Martyrs of the following day), Marcanus or Marcianus, and Fortunatus. In the MS. of Tamlactum, Rufina, Saturninus, Marianus, and Fortunatus.