Heraclius

ON SS. HERACLIUS, PAULUS, MINERCUS, AQUILINUS, VICTOR, ARTEMIUS, CALCORUS,

MARTYRS AT NIVEDUNUM,

From the Hieronymian Martyrology of notes.

Heraclius, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Paulus, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Mineratus, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Aquilinus, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Victor, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Artemius, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Calcorus, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

G. H.

This is a third troop of Martyrs, in the ancient apographs of the Hieronymian Martyrology indicated, and in the most ancient Epternac in these words: At Invedunum, Martyrs 7 in the ancient Calendars, of Eraclus, of Paulus, of Minerus, of Aquilinus, of Victor. And elsewhere of Artemus, of Galiorus. But in the other three apographs of the same Martyrology all to the same place are attributed: and the place which above with the first letter transposed Invidunum is written, in others is Nivedunum, Nevedunum and Nimvidunum: then for Eraclus, in others is Heraclus and Heraclius: for Mineri, Aquilini and Artemi, in the Corbeian is, Minerii, Agustini and Arthemii. Finally for Galcorus in Mss. Lucensian and Blumian is Calorus, in Corbeian Calcorus. The five priors are inscribed to Nividunum in the Ms. of Queen of Sweden through Holstenius praised, to whom in the Ms. Trevirean of S. Maximin is added Temius, in place of Artemius. In the Ms. Tamlactensian are the names of Heraclus, of Paulus, of Minerius, of Aquilinus, of Victor, of Arthemus, of Calorus. Usuardus these things hands down: In the city Nivedunum of Eraclius, of Paulus, of Aquilinus with two others. These two above are Minerius and Victor. In Ms. Barberian and Florarium, Minerius, Aquilinus and Arthemius. Notker these things has: At Levidunum, of Heraclius, of Paulus and of others.

[2] Galesinius mixes many things in these words: At Nivedunum of the blessed Martyrs Heradius, Paulus, Aquilinus, Victor, Primus, to them others are wrongly added. Liberius and Peregrinus. Of Primus and Liberius we have treated in the preceding class of Roman Martyrs, to whom they belong, and perhaps with Peregrinus in place of Parthinius. Peregrinus is also with Martinus, in place of Menerius, in the Auctary of Greven on Usuardus: there is also a Peregrinus in Ms. of the Lucensian Canons with Marcianus and Nicandius: but these two seem to be referred to the day XVII June, or certainly Peregrinus is a Martyr at Ancona already on XVI May reported. The same Galesinius corrects Heradium in place of Heraclius; following, as he asserts in the Notations, the writing of the ancient exemplars: in which a corruption introduced Florentinius suspects. We further in no Ms. have read Heradius: it pleased however Baronius, and so he inscribed in today's Roman Martyrology, and he cites in the Notes Beda, Usuardus and the Greeks in the Menology. But the Greeks treat of other Martyrs, among whom was a certain Heraclius, not Heradius, as above shown on XV May. Usuardus also calls him Heraclius. Wholly however is silent about these Martyrs in the Martyrology under the name of Beda printed, much less in his genuine work.

[3] Where the palaestra of martyrdom is situated. The palaestra of martyrdom Nivedunum, is Noviodunum to Baronius: whom Saussajus follows in the Supplement of the Martyrology of Gaul, where all the Martyrs indicated by Galesinius he brings forth, and Heraclius he restores, but the order he changes: nor do I doubt that here he takes Noviodunum, which by later writers was called Noviomum, an Episcopal city under the Archbishop of Reims, not far from Augusta Suessonum: Nieu certainly in the Celtic language and still in our Belgic the same is what novum is to the Latins. Our Philip Labbe in the Martyrology Roman translated into French, places Nivedunum, commonly Nion, on the Lake of Geneva. Philip Ferrarius in the Topography to the Roman Martyrology seeks it in lower Mysia at the Danube, where Ptolemy book 3 of Geography chapter 10 has Nuiodunum, in Greek Νουιόδουνον, to others also called Novidunum. Which we propose to the reader, since from the bare names we cannot to one rather than another place attribute anyone.

[4] Relics of S. Aquilinus at Bologna. Masinus in Bologna surveyed asserts, that of S. Aquilinus the Martyr the relics are preserved at Bologna: and in the church of S. Blasius in the square of S. Stephen there are in veneration two of his bones with a rib: also other Relics of the same to the cult are exposed in the church of S. Francis: which all rather we judge to be of someone more recently brought from Rome. In the Martyrology Cassinensian written in Lombard letters on the following day XVIII May are referred the holy Martyrs Eraclius, Paulus, Aquilinus with two others.