ON THE HOLY ROMAN MARTYRS
PARTENUS OR PARTHINIUS, GALLICORUS OR CALLOCERUS, EPONONUS, PRIMUS, LIBO OR LIBERUS BISHOP,
Named in the Hieronymian Martyrology.
CommentaryParthenus or Parthenius, Martyr at Rome (S.)
Gallicorus or Callocerus, Martyr at Rome (S.)
Epononus, Martyr at Rome (S.)
Primus, Martyr at Rome (S.)
Libo Bishop or Liberius, Martyr at Rome (S.)
Another this is troop of certain Martyrs with great variety in the ancient Mss. reported. And first in the Ms. Corbeian Martyrology of S. Jerome printed at Paris these things are handed down. In Rome of Parthinus, Gallicarus, Eponus, Liberus the Bishop. In the Lucensian codex for Parthinus is Pathynus, and in Ms. Blumian Parthinus, as in both of Galligorus, who above Gallicorus is written. In the Mss. Trevirean of S. Maximin, and Cologne of S. Mary at the Steps these things are had: At Rome of Partimus, Liberus the Bishop, Gallicerus, Epononius. In Ms. Pragensian Partinus is written, and Gallicerus the Bishop also is established, as also in Ms. Barberinian, but Gallicorus is called. But this being omitted in Ms. Adon of Liège of S. Lawrence and in Ms. Florarium these things are read: At Rome of Partinus, Liberus the Bishop and Epinonus. Greven in the Auctary of Usuardus these things hands down: At Rome the birthday of Partinus, of Gallicerus and Eponomus, and with others interposed again he has: At Rome of Liberius the Bishop and Confessor. Notker: At Rome of B. Parthenius.
[2] In the most ancient Epternac apograph of the Hieronymian Martyrology these you shall read. At Rome, of Paternus and Colocerus, of Primus, the deposition of Libus the Bishop. The Ms. Richenovian and Rhinovian At Rome of Partenus, Calocerus: the Richenovian adds, and the deposition of Liberus the Bishop. Mss. Atrebatensian and Tornacensian: At Rome of S. Paternus and Liberius the Bishop. Ms. of Queen of Sweden praised by Holstenius: At Rome on the way Salutaria veteri the birthday of SS. Parthenus, of Galla, of Chorus, of Primus. But these in Ms. Lætiensian seem better to be expressed. At Rome on the via Salaria vetera of Saint Paternus and Primus and Liberius the Bishop. In the Ms. Parisian of Labbe without the palaestra are indicated the names of Primus, Pliberus, Partinus, Gallicorus, which in the Ms. Augustan of S. Udalric thus are written, of Primus, Liberus, Quartinus, Galliacus. In the Ms. Aquisgranensian is made mention of Primus, and Pliberus. In the Ms. Liège also of Liberus. But the deposition of S. Liberus the Bishop is said in the Ms. Vatican of S. Peter, Cassinensian, Altempsian and another of Queen of Sweden. Finally in the Ms. Tamlactensian of Callocerus, of Gallicorius, of Liberius, of Primus, of Eponus.
[3] There are then Partenus or Parthinus, Parthinius, and with letter transposed, Paternus: then Gallicorus, Gallicorius, Gallicerus, Galligorus and Callocerus: then, who as another also is referred, Epononus, Eponomus, Eponus and Primus, Finally Libus, Liber or Liberius the Bishop, brought to Rome from elsewhere, and another from Liberius the Pontiff of Rome, who in the same ancient Mss. is referred to the day XXIII of September.