ON SS. THE ALEXANDRIAN MARTYRS
ADRION, VICTOR, BASILLA, SILVANUS,
Mentioned in the Hieronymian Martyrology.
CommentaryAdrion, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Victor, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Basilla, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
Silvanus, Martyr at Alexandria (S.)
G. H.
The most ancient apograph of the Hieronymian Martyrology, which from the beginning of the work we have used, and which by us to the Epternac monastery has been returned, this day thus auspices XVI Kalends of June. In Alexandria, of Adrion, Victor and Basilla. Which same and only has Rabanus, and the author of the Martyrology under the name of supposititious Beda copied: which being cited and other Mss. the same in today's Roman Martyrology and in Galesinius are read: the same also all things are reported in the Ms. Aquisgranensian of the primary Church. With Adrion omitted in Mss. Richenovian and Rhinovian these things are had: In Alexandria of Victor, Basila. For Basila is written Basilia in the Apographs Lucensian, Blumian, some of Queen of Sweden, and Corbeian not yet published. In another Corbeian printed at Paris also is omitted Adrion, and Silvanus is added: of whom in others no mention is made. Notker and Mss. Roman of Cardinal Barberini, Trevirean of S. Maximin, Carmelite preserved at Cologne, Atrebatensian, Tornacensian, Lætiensian, with the Adon Ms. of the monastery of S. Lawrence at Liège, Greven, the Ms. Florarium, these things hand down: In Alexandria of Victor and Basil. Victor finally with the palaestra of martyrdom is remembered in the Ms. Liège of S. Lambert, and with the place omitted in the Mss. Augustan of S. Udalric and Parisian sent to us by Labbe: as also Victor with Basil in the Ms. Pragensian. But the integral memory of all three Adrion, Victor and Basilla is inscribed in Ms. Tamlactensian in Hibernia: so that of these enough is established it seems, not equally of Silvanus, whom however on account of the antiquity of the codex from which he is received to be retained for a time we judge until from elsewhere a more certain light shall shine. Although the Alexandrias have been various, into the Egyptian however inclines the conjecture, on account that in it much blood of Martyrs has been shed in various persecutions.