ON SS. EUPLUS AND JOSEPH AND FELIX AND SECUNDULUS AND JULIUS, MARTYRS IN SICILY,
IN SICILY.
From the Hieronymian transcripts.
CommentaryEuplus, martyr, in Sicily. (S.)
Joseph, martyr, in Sicily. (S.)
Felix, martyr, in Sicily. (S.)
Secundulus, martyr, in Sicily. (S.)
Julius, martyr, in Sicily. (S.)
BY J. P.
Various observations on these Saints whom we give The sacred Calendars suggest these
Martyrs to us. The Martyrology
which is called most ancient
and marked with the name of St. Jerome the priest, in
d'Achery, vol. 4 of the Spicilegium,
expresses their names as above; but not
Florentini, who records them thus: In Sicily,
the birthday of the saints Euplus, Joseph, Felix, Secundus,
without Julius: but in the same place in the notes it is added
from the Corbie Martyrology: In Sicily, the birthday of the saints
Euplus, Joseph, Felix, Secundulus, Julius.
In the same notes these two are marked from the Martyrology
of St. Willibrord: In Sicily, of Euplus, Joseph:
to which is subjoined immediately the announcement In Apulia, of Felix, Secundus.
It is worth adding to these the following
observations in Florentini: For Secundus
the Corbie M. reads Secundulus, and it exhibits Julius over and above
our codices. The most ancient M.,
often more accurate in distinguishing places, assigns to Sicily
only Euplus and Joseph; but to Apulia
Felix and Secundus.
[2] observations. Of Euplius and Serapion, confessors at Catania in
Sicily, Ferrari treats, who may be consulted at the XI
of September. But he does not seem to be the same Euplus, from his companion
Serapion, not Joseph, and from the title of confessor.
Another Euplus, a deacon, we have reported at the day
XII of August. His Acts have been illustrated at the said
day in our work, vol. 2 of that month, from
p. 710. From the above announcements the Reichenau Martyrology,
published by us, differs,
which has thus: And in Sicily, of Eopolus,
Joseph. In Apulia, of Felix. The Rheinau one, also published
by us, differs from that, saying: And
in Sicily, of Eopolus: to which it does not add the two others just
mentioned. But in Greven, Joseph is set down without
place and without companions. But from the fact that SS.
Felix and Secundulus or Secundus are referred to different
places, it does not follow that their number is to be
multiplied.