Martyrs

ON THE HOLY MARTYRS PONTAMIUS, NEMESIUS, SECUNDINUS, AND MAXIMUS.

From the Ms. Martyrology of the Monastery of Monte Cassino.

Pontamus, Martyr (S.)

Nemesius, Martyr (S.)

Secundinus, Martyr (S.)

Maximus, Martyr (S.)

G. H.

When we in the year 1661, in the monastery of Monte Cassino with great kindness received, were examining the codices written in Lombardic character, with which the whole Library was filled; we found two ancient Martyrologies, which we caused to be copied for us, and in one of them we found these things on this day: On the 6th of the Kalends of July the birthday of the holy Martyrs, Pontamius, Nemesius, Secundinus and Maximus. There are of these names Martyrs inscribed in the Martyrologies on various days of the year, and on this day Potaminus among the Martyrs of Alexandria is reckoned, but we judge [him] diverse from this Pontamius. Nemesius also is numbered among the sons of S. Symphorosa, who reported by various Martyrologists on the 27th of June, in the Roman Martyrology are commemorated on the 18th day of July. The same we say of Secundinus and Maximus: but because these four Martyrs are not found placed together, them on account of the antiquity of the aforepraised Martyrology we here give.