Rufinus or Rufus
Acta Sanctorum, June 22
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ON ST. RUFINUS OR RUFUS

MARTYR AT ALEXANDRIA.

From the old copies of the same Hieronymian Martyrology and others.

[Commentary]

Rufinus, or Rufus, Martyr at Alexandria (St.)

G. H.

This Martyr the ancient copies
of the Hieronymian Martyrology
record, and the Lucca and Blume copies
in this manner: In the city
of Alexandria, of St. Rufinus the Martyr.
In the Corbie copy the name Rufus
is written, as also in the Barberini manuscript and
the Trier manuscript of St. Maximin. And, the arena omitted,
in the Augsburg manuscript of St. Ulrich, the Paris manuscript
of Labbe, and the Florentine manuscripts of the Medici library and
of the Strozzi Museum. But in the Aachen manuscript
and in Greven's Supplement to Usuard, it is thus
read: At Alexandria, of St. Rufinus the Martyr. In
the most ancient Epternach manuscript, very many companions are added
in this manner: At Alexandria, of Rufinus and
of eight hundred sixty-nine others. But
because companions in nearly a similar number are added on this day
to St. Alban the Martyr; whose name, omitted
in this Epternach copy, immediately follows in
the other copies, we have not dared to join to him
the said companions: which it suffices to have here indicated.
