Martyrs
Acta Sanctorum, May 16
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ON THE HOLY MARTYRS

HERACLIUS, PAULINUS, MENSERIMUS OR MANEREMUS, ALSO DIOCLETIANUS, OR DIJUDICIANUS.

[Commentary]

Heraclius, Martyr (S.)

Paulinus, Martyr (S.)

Menserimus, or Maneremus, Martyr (S.)

Diocletianus, or Dijudicianus, Martyr (S.)

G. H.

In the second place are commemorated these holy Martyrs
in the ancient apographs of the Martyrology
of Jerome, & in the Echternach are thus brought forth:
And elsewhere of Heradus, Paulinus,
Menserimus. In other apographs is lacking
the particle & elsewhere, & for Heradus is written,
Heraclius, Heraclus, Heracrus, as for Menserimus,
is Maneremus, Manerimus, Minermus. From these
Eraclius or Heraclius & Paulinus are reported in
MSS. of Aachen of the primary church, of Paris of Labbe,
also by Greven in the Auctarium of Usuard, Galesinius & Canisius,
& alone Paulinus in MS. of Cologne of S. Mary at
the Steps. In MS. of Tamlachta are written these names,
Heradus, Paulinus, Menserinus. We gave on the preceding day
from the Synaxaria of the Greeks at Athens in Sicily having suffered
Heraclius, Paulinus, & Benedimus, & we said
that in exemplars which at Paris P. Combefisius, at Dijon P. Chiffletius
showed us, also on this XVI May they are reported:
accordingly a strong suspicion is born to me, that the name Benedimus
by error of the librarians has been changed into Menserimus or
Maneremus; or contrariwise. There is certainly great affinity between
the ancient μ & υ, by which letter for β often the Greeks use, because pronouncing they convert B into V just as also the Spanish do.
From such suspicion however I do not wish to change anything. In MS.
Gellonensian or of S. William of the desert, by d'Achery in volume 3
of the Spicilegium edited, are reported the names of Eraclius, Paulinus, Diocletianus.
The same are reported in MS. Augsburg of S. Vdalricus, but
Dioclitianus is written. In MS. of S. Gallen Diodecianus: in MS.
of Labbe & another ancient one in d'Achery, Dijudicianus &
Dijudecianus, & the names of Eraclius, Paulinus are placed before.
