Martyrs

ON THE HOLY MARTYRS, HELIAS, LUCIANUS, ZOTICUS, MARTIALIS, VICTURIUS, MURINA, AND SERVULUS, AT TOMI ON THE BLACK SEA.

From the Hieronymian Martyrology and others.

Helias, Martyr at Tomi, on the Black Sea (S.)

Lucianus, Martyr at Tomi, on the Black Sea (S.)

Zoticus, Martyr at Tomi, on the Black Sea (S.)

Martialis, Martyr at Tomi, on the Black Sea (S.)

Victurius, Martyr at Tomi, on the Black Sea (S.)

Murina, Martyr at Tomi, on the Black Sea (S.)

Servulus, Martyr at Tomi, on the Black Sea (S.)

G. H.

Tomis, Tomi, or Tomos an ancient

city on the shore of the Black Sea, in

modern Bulgaria, was once ascribed

to lower Moesia: where also Pontic Scythia

was, from which and the neighbouring places

the Goths, in some Getae, came forth,

who in Theophanes are sometimes called

Goths, sometimes Scythians.

Among these were many Martyrs, whose multitude sufficiently

proves, that the Christian and orthodox faith there flourished. In

four copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology and in another

codex of the Queen of Sweden, these are reckoned in the second place after the Alexandrian Martyrs

with these words: "At Tomi, or Thomis, of Helias,

Lucianus, Zoticus, Martialis, Victurus, and Murina."

The same is read in Notker. But in place of Helias, Victurus,

and Murina, is also written Elias and Eleas, Victor and

Maurina. In the Corbey copy printed at Paris is added

the name of Servulus. Of these the two former Elias and Lucianus

are referred in the Mss. Trier of S. Maximinus, Cologne

of S. Mary ad Gradus, and Corbey not yet printed: with the place of contest

omitted, in the Mss. Augsburg of S. Ulrich and Paris

of Labbé. To these with the place of contest is added Martialis in the Ms.

Reichenau. But Helias alone is mentioned in the Mss. Aachen

and Rhinau and the Auctary of Greven to Usuard.

Of Elias, with others ascribed to Rome by Galesinius, in

the preceding class of Martyrs we treated. So also Martialis

and Zoticus in the small Trier Ms. of S. Maximinus are attributed

to the African region, drawn here improperly from the following

Martyrs. In the same way to Africa are ascribed Martialis

and Lucianus, or Litianus in the Mss. Arras, Tournai

and Laon, as we indicated in the supplement of genuine Bede. Lucianus

also and Zoticus, mixed with others, are mentioned

in the Ms. of Liège of the Cathedral Church of S. Lambert.

ON THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS SACCUS, JULIUS, DAMIA, OR DAAMA, CARPIA AND THE OTHER FOUR HUNDRED.

From the Hieronymian Martyrology.

Saccus, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Julius, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Damia, or Daima, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Carpia, Martyr in Africa (S.)

CCCC, Martyrs in Africa (SS.)

G. H.

In the third place are celebrated in

the ancient copies of the Hieronymian

Martyrology

these Martyrs, and in Blume,

Lucca and Corbey

printed at Paris, with these

words: "In Africa of Sacci,

Julius, Daama, Carpia."

Which same things are had

in the ancient codex of the Queen

of Sweden, which Holstenius praises: but there in the third place

Damia is read. In the Epternac Ms., with Saccus omitted, these

are mentioned: "In Africa of Julius, Damus, Carpia and other

four hundred." In the Reichenau Ms. these are

handed down: "In Africa of Saccus, Carpia." The names of Saccus

and Julius are referred in the Mss. Aachen and Paris

of Labbé: but of Saccus alone in the Augsburg Ms. of S. Ulrich,

in whose place is read in the ancient Casino Ms., "of S. Julius

Martyr, and of many others," whom we have already said were four hundred.