Victor

ON SS. VICTOR, SATURNINUS, ALEXANDER, AGRIPPA, AGER, CYRILLA, SAVINUS, CREDULUS, MAXIMUS, GAGUS. MARTYRS AT POLENTIA.

Victor, Martyr at Polentia (St.) Saturninus, Martyr at Polentia (St.) Alexander, Martyr at Polentia (St.) Agrippa, Martyr at Polentia (St.) Ageres, Martyr at Polentia (St.) Cyrilla, Martyr at Polentia (St.) Savinus, Martyr at Polentia (St.) Credulus, Martyr at Polentia (St.) Maximus, Martyr at Polentia (St.) Gagus, Martyr at Polentia (St.)

G. H.

[1] Many controversial things here occur, whether these Martyrs should be placed together, and in what way they should be divided. And first in the Lucca apograph of the Hieronymian Martyrology these things are read: At Polentia the passion of St. Victor, Names of the Martyrs in the Hieronymian Fasti. Saturninus, Alexander, Agrippa, Agris, Cyrilla, Savinus, Credulus, Maximus, Gagus. There were here after Alexander's name certain things about St. Servatius, which clearly beyond the mind of the author intruded with Florentinius we judge: because they in MS. Blumian under the beginning of this day are placed, and in the MS. of Corbey of Paris printed are between the previous and this class; and clearly are missing in the most ancient Echternach codex, in which about these Martyrs is thus read: and others, At Polentia, of Victor. At Vicia of Dauctus, Saturninus, Alexander, Agrippa, Aëris, Cyrilla, Sabinus, Credola, Maximus, Gagus. From the Corbey codex these are printed at Paris: At Polentia the passion of St. Victor and Saturninus. At Alexandria of Agrippa, Veris, Cyrillus, Savinus, Maximus, Credilus, Gagus. In MS. Blumian also is read of Alexandria, Agrippa, Ageris, in the rest they agree with Lucca. From these Saints are indicated in the MS. of Tamlacht the names of Saturninus, Alexander, Sabinus, Maximus. But the names of Victor and Gagus are in the MS. of Augsburg of St. Udalric: Whether Alexander is to be joined to these? Victor, Saturninus and Gaius in the MS. of Paris of Labbe: Saturninus alone in the Cassinensian. The arena Notker adds: At Pollentia, he says, the passion of the Saints Victor and Saturninus. In the MS. of Reichenau memory is made of Acer and Maximus: Gagus finally in the MS. of Aachen and in Greven in the Auctarium of Usuard. In some are the names of Agrippa and Sabinus, as we indicated above, because they were also inserted among the Alexandrian Martyrs. And thus far what concerning these Martyrs is indicated among the ancients. And first it is doubted whether rightly in the MSS. of Echternach, Lucca and Tamlacht the name of Alexander like a Companion is expressed, and whether for him the city of Alexandria is not to be supposed, which in the previous class is expressed: which we for that reason with Florentinius do not think, and follow the most ancient MS. of Echternach and the other of Lucca with Tamlacht. These things being settled, the arena of martyrdom is to be inquired into. It is called Polentia in three apographs and in Notker, which is Ponlentia in MS. of Echternach. But three cities famous by the name Polentia Ferrarius indicates in the Geographical Lexicon. These are Polentia of greater Balearia, Arena of martyrdom Polentia, Polentia in Picenum between Macerata and Septempeda: but what to us with Florentinius here seems to be signified is Polentia, a city of Liguria, near the river Tanarus once celebrated, now destroyed, where Stilicho happily fought against the Visigoths, witness Claudian on the Victories of Stilicho in this verse:

O Polentia, to be celebrated by me through all ages.

But what is interposed in MS. Echternach Vicia daucti cannot be equally explained. What if it should be said Vicus Adaucti, or also Vicus Adaucti? just like Vicus Aurelii, Vicus Aquensis, Vicus Cuminarius, Vicus Egonum, Vicus Matrini, Vicus Varronis, Vicus Pacis? Thus the whole matter could be expounded. If however anyone Dauctus from other MSS. shall prove a Martyr, and Vicia shall teach to be a city, to him we shall give thanks. There is venerated on this day among the Volaterran Patrons St. Victor the Martyr, whose head is held there; but, because they think it is St. Victor crowned at Milan, of him we treated on day VIII May.