African Martyrs
Acta Sanctorum, May 21
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ON THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS

VICTUS, MAURELLA, QUINTUS, PRIMULUS, SALUSTIUS, FORTUNATUS, MIRELLA, PRIMUS.

From the same Hieronymian Martyrology.

[Commentary]

Victus, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Maurella, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Quintus, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Primulus, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Salustius, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Fortunatus, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Mircella, Martyr in Africa (S.)

Primus, Martyr in Africa (S.)

G. H.

This class of Martyrs is proposed in the third place
in the copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology,
nearly everywhere with these words: In Africa the natal day
of SS. Victus, Maurella, Quintus, Primulus,
Salustius, Fortunatus, Mirella, Primus.
In the Corbeian copy printed at Paris the
name of Victus is omitted. In the Epternacensian is Primulus, in the Blumianus
Primolus: and in place of Mirella in the said Epternacensian is
Marcella, in the Corbeian Nirilla. In the Blumianus is added
the name Eutus, perhaps transferred hither from Polyeuctus to be referred to in the following
class. The first six are also referred in the
Mss. Vatican of S. Peter, Casinensian, Altempsian, Liège of
S. Lambert, and the Auctarium of Greven to Usuard:
likewise in the Mss. Barberinian and Trier of S. Maximinus:
but in the second place is Marcella, in others Maurella. In
the Ms. of Prague the place of contest Africa is omitted, and the first is called Vinctus.
In the Ms. of Queen of Sweden cited by Holstenius
these things are written: In Africa the natal day of SS. Victus,
Marcella, Quintus, with five others: whom indeed
we give by their names. In the Ms. Richenoviensian these are:
In Africa [the natal day of] Victus, Maurella. The name of Victus is also in
the Ms. Cologne of S. Mary ad Gradus. In the ancient Casinensian Ms.
on the XXIII day of May, SS. Victus and Quintinus
Martyrs are venerated, perhaps the latter here called Quintus.
