Roman Martyrs
Acta Sanctorum, May 17
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ON THE HOLY ROMAN MARTYRS

PARTENUS OR PARTHINIUS, GALLICORUS OR CALLOCERUS, EPONONUS, PRIMUS, LIBO OR LIBERUS BISHOP,

Named in the Hieronymian Martyrology.

[Commentary]

Parthenus or Parthenius, Martyr at Rome (S.)

Gallicorus or Callocerus, Martyr at Rome (S.)

Epononus, Martyr at Rome (S.)

Primus, Martyr at Rome (S.)

Libo Bishop or Liberius, Martyr at Rome (S.)

Another this is troop of certain Martyrs with
great variety in the ancient Mss. reported. And
first in the Ms. Corbeian Martyrology of S. Jerome
printed at Paris these things are handed down. In
Rome of Parthinus, Gallicarus, Eponus, Liberus the Bishop.
In the Lucensian codex for Parthinus is Pathynus, and in Ms.
Blumian Parthinus, as in both of Galligorus, who above
Gallicorus is written. In the Mss. Trevirean of S. Maximin, and
Cologne of S. Mary at the Steps these things are had: At Rome
of Partimus, Liberus the Bishop, Gallicerus, Epononius. In
Ms. Pragensian Partinus is written, and Gallicerus the Bishop
also is established, as also in Ms. Barberinian, but
Gallicorus is called. But this being omitted in Ms. Adon
of Liège of S. Lawrence and in Ms. Florarium these things are read:
At Rome of Partinus, Liberus the Bishop and Epinonus. Greven
in the Auctary of Usuardus these things hands down: At Rome the birthday of Partinus,
of Gallicerus and Eponomus, and with others interposed again
he has: At Rome of Liberius the Bishop and Confessor. Notker:
At Rome of B. Parthenius.

[2] In the most ancient Epternac apograph of the Hieronymian Martyrology
these you shall read. At Rome, of Paternus and Colocerus,
of Primus, the deposition of Libus the Bishop. The Ms. Richenovian and
Rhinovian At Rome of Partenus, Calocerus: the Richenovian adds,
and the deposition of Liberus the Bishop. Mss. Atrebatensian
and Tornacensian: At Rome of S. Paternus and Liberius the Bishop.
Ms. of Queen of Sweden praised by Holstenius: At Rome on the way
Salutaria veteri the birthday of SS. Parthenus, of Galla, of Chorus,
of Primus. But these in Ms. Lætiensian seem better to be expressed.
At Rome on the via Salaria vetera of Saint Paternus and Primus
and Liberius the Bishop. In the Ms. Parisian of Labbe without
the palaestra are indicated the names of Primus, Pliberus, Partinus, Gallicorus,
which in the Ms. Augustan of S. Udalric thus are written,
of Primus, Liberus, Quartinus, Galliacus. In the Ms. Aquisgranensian
is made mention of Primus, and Pliberus. In the Ms. Liège also
of Liberus. But the deposition of S. Liberus the Bishop is said in
the Ms. Vatican of S. Peter, Cassinensian, Altempsian and another of Queen
of Sweden. Finally in the Ms. Tamlactensian of Callocerus, of Gallicorius,
of Liberius, of Primus, of Eponus.

[3] There are then Partenus or Parthinus, Parthinius, and
with letter transposed, Paternus: then Gallicorus, Gallicorius,
Gallicerus, Galligorus and Callocerus: then,
who as another also is referred, Epononus, Eponomus,
Eponus and Primus, Finally Libus, Liber or Liberius
the Bishop, brought to Rome from elsewhere, and another from Liberius
the Pontiff of Rome, who in the same ancient Mss. is referred
to the day XXIII of September.
