ON SS. AEMILIUS, BASILIUS, PRAETEXTATA, BASIA OR BASILIA, AND PARTINUS, MARTYRS IN GETULIA A REGION OF AFRICA.
from the Martyrology of S. Jerome.
CommentaryAemilius, Martyr in Getulia, a region of Africa (S.)
Basilius, Martyr in Getulia, a region of Africa (S.)
Praetextata, Martyr in Getulia, a region of Africa (S.)
Basia or Basilia, Martyr in Getulia, a region of Africa (S.)
Partinus, Martyr in Getulia, a region of Africa (S.)
G. H.
The Getuli or Gaetuli, peoples of Africa, oftener changed the seats of their habitation: hence by Ptolemy they are placed in the interior of Libya, by Honorius between Carthage and Numidia, by Pliny in Mauritania Caesariensis, by others elsewhere. But in the region of these, Gaetulia, but without more distinct notice these Martyrs are indicated to have suffered for the faith by four copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology, of which the most ancient Echternach hands down these things: In Getulia of Aemilius, Basilius, Praetextata, Basia, Partinus. In other copies is said The birthday of these Saints, and in the place of Aemilius and Basilius, in the Corbie MS. printed at Paris is had Aemelus and Baselus, but the last is wanting in the Lucca codex: in which also in the place of Praetextata is written Praetestatus, and in the Blume MS. Protestata. In the place of Basia in others is Basilia: and Partinus in the said Corbie is Parthimios. In the Reichenau MS. or of Augia the rich it is thus read: In Getulia of Aemelius: as also is written, but the palaestra being omitted, in the Augsburg MS. of S. Udalric; and Aemilius in the Paris MS., submitted to us by Philip Labbe. The names of Aemelius and Basilius are mentioned also in the Hibernian MS. of the monastery of Tamlacht.