ON THE HOLY ROMAN MARTYRS.
EPEGATUS, EUSTASIUS, VICTIA, CASTULUS, EPECATUS, ANIA, OCTUBER, URORIA, VIPPIA, HILUS, HOMINIUS, MARCILIUS, CILLONIA, MAXIMA, FILOMINUS, AVETTIA, COMMINIUS, MARCIANUS, FLUMINIUS, MARCIANA, CASTULA, AND OTHERS VI OR IX.
From the Hieronymian Martyrology.
CommentarySt. Epegatus, Roman Martyr.
St. Eustasius, Roman Martyr.
St. Victias, Roman Martyr.
St. Castulus, Roman Martyr.
St. Epocatus, Roman Martyr.
St. Anias, Roman Martyr.
St. October, Roman Martyr.
St. Uraria, Roman Martyr.
St. Vippia, Roman Martyr.
St. Hilus, Roman Martyr.
St. Hominius, Roman Martyr.
St. Marcilius, Roman Martyr.
St. Cillonia, Roman Martyr.
St. Maxima, Roman Martyr.
St. Filominus, Roman Martyr.
St. Avettia, Roman Martyr.
St. Comminius, Roman Martyr.
St. Marcianus, Roman Martyr.
St. Fluminius, Roman Martyr.
St. Marcianus, Roman Martyr.
St. Castula, Roman Martyr.
VI or IX, Roman Martyrs.
BY G. H.
[1] This class of illustrious Roman Heroes the ancient copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology propose in the fourth place, Memory in the Fasti of St. Jerome, and in the most ancient Echternach one in these words: At Rome, of Vepeganus, Eustasius, Victia, Castula and Pigatus, Ania, October, Uroria, Vimpialis, Hominus, Marcellus, Cillonia, Maxima, Filomonus, Avettia, Cumminus, Marcianus, Fluminus, Marciania, Castula, with others VI. In other copies some are indicated with some variety: and instead of Vepeganus, is read in the Blume and Lucca ones Epegatus, and in the Corbie one printed at Paris Epecatus: and then in the fifth place is repeated, likewise Epecatus: which name there two other Manuscripts have, where less perfectly the Echternach one seems to have also Pegatus. Then instead of Ania in the Lucca one is Ancas, in the Blume one Amas, and that name in the Corbie one is wanting. For October in the rest is Octuber, and for Uroria in the Lucca one Usoria. But Vimpialis is variously changed: in the Corbie one is Vippiapilis, which divided in two ways in the Lucca one, is Vippia Hilus; in the Blume one, Viappia Hilus. Afterwards instead of Marcellus, in others is written Marcilius: and for Cillonia, in the Lucca one Collonia, and in the Corbie one Ciconia; in which also Maximus is read, in others Maxima. But the name Filominus in the Lucca and Blume ones is Sylominus. Avettia is also written Avittia and Avitia: as Comminus, Cominus and Commienus: and for Marciana, in the Corbie one is Marcianus. Instead also of Marciana is found the name Marciania, Marcianus, Marianus written. Finally the anonymous VI, in others are VII or IX. Thus far from the copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology.
[2] In the Vatican codex marked with the number 5949, and in the Monte Cassino and Altemps Manuscripts these are had: and others. At Rome, of SS. Epegatus, or Epagatus, Eustasius, Castulus. In the Augsburg Manuscript of St. Udalric and the Parisian one of Labbe also three names are marked in these words: At Rome, of Epegathus, or Epicadus, Marcianus, Castulus. Thus with these five Manuscripts is referred on May XXVII St. Castulus Martyr at Rome in the Manuscripts of Trier of St. Martin, and of Arras of the Cathedral Church; hence because there is twice mentioned among these Martyrs Castula, the usual particle "likewise" not being prefixed, we propose both Castulus and Castula in the title. The Reichenau or Augia-dives Manuscript has these: At Rome, of Grigalus, Catula, Martialis, for which is indicated above, Epegatus, Castula and Marciana or Marcianus, as in others also is read.
[3] The place of martyrdom in the Corbie, Lucca and Blume copies is assigned on the Nomentan way at the XIII milestone. The place of burial. In the Monte Cassino and Altemps Manuscripts also on the Nomentan way at the XIV milestone, and the number of miles not indicated in the Vatican Manuscript. Thus above on May XXV St. Urban the Pope is said to be buried on the Nomentan way at the VIII milestone, and St. Restitutus, Martyr, is buried at the sixteenth milestone, as his Acts have, to be given on May XXIX.