ON SS. FELIX AND AMPONUS AND CASTUS, MARTYRS (AMPONUS ALSO CALLED AMPONIUS),
FROM THE MARTYROLOGIES.
CommentaryFelix, martyr. (S.)
Amponus or Amponius, martyr. (S.)
Castus, martyr. (S.)
J. S.
In almost all the Martyrologies from which I gave three Martyrs above, three others soon follow, with the place of martyrdom not expressed. Fiorentini has thus in the text: And elsewhere, of Felix. Of Amponus. And of Castus. The Echternach codex agrees entirely, as does the Blum codex. There is a slight difference in one name in the Corbie: And elsewhere, of Felix, Amponius, Castus. In the Gellone they seem to be attributed to Africa, inasmuch as they are mixed in among the Africans, and the names are given thus: Of Amponus, … Felix, Castus. Exactly so in the Labbe codex. In the Augsburg mention is made of two only, with the name of one corrupted, namely Amonius for Amponus, and Felix. In the Reichenau, with one omitted, it reads thus: And elsewhere, of Felix and Castus. The Appendix to Ado shows all of them in this manner: And elsewhere, of Felix, Auponus (for Amponus) and Castus. The manuscript Florarium makes mention of Felix and Castus and many others. But the last words were perhaps added without authority. The Lübeck-Cologne edition of Usuard mentions only Felix and Castus. But Greven has: And elsewhere, of Felix, Ammonius (for Amponus) and Castus. Mention is also made of these in the augmented codices of Bede, but not very accurately, since in some they are joined with the African Victor. Of the more recent writers Maurolico commemorates two of the three thus: Likewise of the saints Felix and Castus.