Heraclius
Acta Sanctorum, May 17
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ON SS. HERACLIUS, PAULUS, MINERCUS, AQUILINUS, VICTOR, ARTEMIUS, CALCORUS,

MARTYRS AT NIVEDUNUM,

From the Hieronymian Martyrology of notes.

[Commentary]

Heraclius, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Paulus, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Mineratus, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Aquilinus, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Victor, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Artemius, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

Calcorus, Martyr, at Nivedunum, or Niviodunum (S.)

G. H.

This is a third troop of Martyrs, in the ancient
apographs of the Hieronymian Martyrology indicated,
and in the most ancient Epternac in these words:
At Invedunum, [Martyrs 7 in the ancient Calendars,] of Eraclus, of Paulus, of Minerus,
of Aquilinus, of Victor. And elsewhere of Artemus, of Galiorus. But
in the other three apographs of the same Martyrology all to the same
place are attributed: and the place which above with the first letter
transposed Invidunum is written, in others is Nivedunum,
Nevedunum and Nimvidunum: then for Eraclus, in others
is Heraclus and Heraclius: for Mineri, Aquilini and Artemi,
in the Corbeian is, Minerii, Agustini and Arthemii.
Finally for Galcorus in Mss. Lucensian and Blumian is
Calorus, in Corbeian Calcorus. The five priors are inscribed to Nividunum
in the Ms. of Queen of Sweden through Holstenius
praised, to whom in the Ms. Trevirean of S. Maximin is added
Temius, in place of Artemius. In the Ms. Tamlactensian are the names
of Heraclus, of Paulus, of Minerius, of Aquilinus, of Victor, of Arthemus,
of Calorus. Usuardus these things hands down: In the city Nivedunum
of Eraclius, of Paulus, of Aquilinus with two others. These two above
are Minerius and Victor. In Ms. Barberian and
Florarium, Minerius, Aquilinus and Arthemius. Notker
these things has: At Levidunum, of Heraclius, of Paulus and of others.

[2] Galesinius mixes many things in these words: At Nivedunum
of the blessed Martyrs Heradius, Paulus, Aquilinus, Victor,
Primus, [to them others are wrongly added.] Liberius and Peregrinus. Of Primus and Liberius
we have treated in the preceding class of Roman Martyrs,
to whom they belong, and perhaps with Peregrinus in place of Parthinius.
Peregrinus is also with Martinus, in place of Menerius, in
the Auctary of Greven on Usuardus: there is also a Peregrinus in
Ms. of the Lucensian Canons with Marcianus and Nicandius:
but these two seem to be referred to the day XVII June,
or certainly Peregrinus is a Martyr at Ancona already on XVI May
reported. The same Galesinius corrects Heradium in place of Heraclius;
following, as he asserts in the Notations, the writing
of the ancient exemplars: in which a corruption
introduced Florentinius suspects. We further in no Ms.
have read Heradius: it pleased however Baronius, and so he inscribed
in today's Roman Martyrology, and he cites in the Notes
Beda, Usuardus and the Greeks in the Menology. But
the Greeks treat of other Martyrs, among whom was a certain
Heraclius, not Heradius, as above shown on XV May.
Usuardus also calls him Heraclius. Wholly however is silent
about these Martyrs in the Martyrology under the name of Beda
printed, much less in his genuine work.

[3] [Where the palaestra of martyrdom is situated.] The palaestra of martyrdom Nivedunum, is Noviodunum
to Baronius: whom Saussajus follows in the Supplement of the Martyrology
of Gaul, where all the Martyrs indicated by Galesinius
he brings forth, and Heraclius he restores, but the order he changes:
nor do I doubt that here he takes Noviodunum, which by later writers
was called Noviomum, an Episcopal city under the Archbishop
of Reims, not far from Augusta Suessonum:
Nieu certainly in the Celtic language and still in our Belgic the same
is what novum is to the Latins. Our Philip Labbe in the Martyrology
Roman translated into French, places Nivedunum, commonly
Nion, on the Lake of Geneva. Philip Ferrarius
in the Topography to the Roman Martyrology seeks it
in lower Mysia at the Danube, where Ptolemy book 3
of Geography chapter 10 has Nuiodunum, in Greek Νουιόδουνον,
to others also called Novidunum. Which we propose to the reader,
since from the bare names we cannot to one rather than
another place attribute anyone.

[4] [Relics of S. Aquilinus at Bologna.] Masinus in Bologna surveyed asserts, that of S. Aquilinus
the Martyr the relics are preserved at Bologna: and in the church of S.
Blasius in the square of S. Stephen there are in veneration two of his
bones with a rib: also other Relics of the same to the cult
are exposed in the church of S. Francis: which all rather we judge
to be of someone more recently brought from Rome. In the Martyrology
Cassinensian written in Lombard letters on the following day
XVIII May are referred the holy Martyrs Eraclius,
Paulus, Aquilinus with two others.
