ON SAINTS FESTUS AND LUCIA AND OTHER TWENTY-TWO MARTYRS AT ROME.
Notice from older Ms. Martyrologies.
Festus, Martyr at Rome (S.)
Lucia, Martyr at Rome (S.)
XXII, Martyrs at Rome (SS.)
G. H.
The Hieronymian Martyrology's apograph Epternacensian its Martyrs thus consigns: Of Rome of Festus, of Lucia, with others Twenty two. In the Corbie apograph a single letter is added, this manner: Of Rome of Festus, of Luceia, with others Twenty two. And similar are read in Mss. Trier of S. Martin, Cologne of S. Mary ad Gradus, Utrecht of S. Mary, Florary Ms. & others. But Rabanus both names changes, Of Rome of Fuscus, of Lucea, with others Twenty two. The Hieronymian apograph of Lucca & Labbé's Martyrology in year 1475 printed these have, Of Rome of Festus, of Luceia with others Twenty two. Hence Mss. Barberini, Bigot, Trier of S. Maximinus, & other six, which we have thus read: Of Rome of Sistus, of Luceia with others Twenty two. But Mss. Cassinese & Altempsian of Lucela in place of Luceia, with Sistus & others anonymous. But these omitted, in Ms. Parisian of Labbé is read of Festus, of Luccia; in Augsburg, of Fistula, of Luceia; in Vatican, of Fistus, of Luceia; in Reichenau of Lucia: & in all the field Rome is prefixed. But the number is augmented in Ms. Ado of S. Lawrence at Liège in these words: Of Rome of Sixtus, of Luceia with others Twenty three. But Greven in Auctary of Usuard: At Rome of holy Sixtus, & Luceia with others many. The Martyrology at Cologne & Lübeck in year 1490 printed Of Rome of holy Martyrs Sixtus & Luceia Virgin with others Twenty two. From all these disagree what to the Appendix of Ado in Mosander & Rosweyde rejected were with these words: Of Rome of S. Faustus, with others Twenty three: which thence translated were to today's Roman Martyrology: & is cited Bede, although in a faulty codex Fiscus for Faustus is read, says Baronius; but nothing such has the genuine of Bede Martyrology, in which only is made mention of the Forerunner of the Lord: but what under Bede's name had Baronius, supposititious to the same is & nearly from Ado taken. We with the most ancient S. Jerome's Martyrology have proposed SS. Festus, Lucia & Twenty two Companions. In Notker, with the field omitted Rome, after Simplicius Bishop of Autun, are indicated names of Festus & Luterius, for Lucia.