African Martyrs Quintus

ON THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS QUINTUS,

PRIMOLUS, SALUSTIUS, FORTUNATUS, DONATOR, LIKEWISE DONATOR, PRIMUS, DICESSUS,

INDICA, LUCUSTA, ROGATA, ORBANA, ROMANA. From the Martyrologies.

Quintus, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Primolus, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Fortunatus, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Donator, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Donator II, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Primus, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Dicessus, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Indica, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Lucusta, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Rogata, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Orbana, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Romana, Martyr in Africa (S.)

G. H.

Notker in his Martyrology proposes the memory

In Africa of SS. Quintus, Salustius,

and many Martyrs. From these in the MSS.

Augsburg, Labbean, and the Ado of the Queen

of Sweden, with Quintus is suggested Primolus.

But the rest are indicated in the ancient copies of the

Hieronymian Martyrology, and in the most ancient Echternach

are thus written: In Africa of Quintulus, Primulus, Salustius,

Fortunatus, Donator, likewise Donator, Primus, Dicessus,

Lucusa, Rogata, Orbana. Which names in other

copies with some variety in several are related. And

in the first place for Quintulus, is read everywhere Quintus, as also in

the Reichenau MS.; and Primolus in the Lucca and Blume:

but what is more to be wondered at, in the place of Dicessus in three others

is put Indica: which since they greatly differ, it seems advised

to retain both names, as of different Saints.

For Lucusa is had in the Corbie the name of Lugusta,

in others of Lucusta. For Orbana in the said Corbie is

Urbana, and is added Romana. In the Tamlacht are the names

of Quintus, and Fortunatus, and Decius perhaps for Dicessus.

ON SS. AEMILIUS, BASILIUS, PRAETEXTATA, BASIA OR BASILIA, AND PARTINUS, MARTYRS IN GETULIA A REGION OF AFRICA.

from the Martyrology of S. Jerome.

Aemilius, Martyr in Getulia, a region of Africa (S.)

Basilius, Martyr in Getulia, a region of Africa (S.)

Praetextata, Martyr in Getulia, a region of Africa (S.)

Basia or Basilia, Martyr in Getulia, a region of Africa (S.)

Partinus, Martyr in Getulia, a region of Africa (S.)

G. H.

The Getuli or Gaetuli, peoples of Africa,

oftener changed the seats of their habitation: hence by

Ptolemy they are placed in the interior of Libya, by

Honorius between Carthage and Numidia,

by Pliny in Mauritania Caesariensis, by others

elsewhere. But in the region of these, Gaetulia, but without more distinct

notice these Martyrs are indicated to have suffered for the faith by

four copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology, of which

the most ancient Echternach hands down these things: In Getulia of Aemilius,

Basilius, Praetextata, Basia, Partinus. In other copies

is said The birthday of these Saints, and in the place of Aemilius and Basilius,

in the Corbie MS. printed at Paris is had Aemelus and Baselus,

but the last is wanting in the Lucca codex: in which

also in the place of Praetextata is written Praetestatus, and in the

Blume MS. Protestata. In the place of Basia in others is Basilia: and

Partinus in the said Corbie is Parthimios. In the Reichenau MS.

or of Augia the rich it is thus read: In Getulia of Aemelius:

as also is written, but the palaestra being omitted, in the Augsburg MS.

of S. Udalric; and Aemilius in the Paris MS., submitted to us by Philip

Labbe. The names of Aemelius and Basilius

are mentioned also in the Hibernian MS. of the monastery of Tamlacht.