Friday, April 9, 2010

The Massylitan Martyrs in Africa

Mentioned by Bede,1 and famous in ancient calendars. We have a sermon preached by St. Austin on their festivals.2 They suffered in Africa, and probably derived their name from Massyla, or the adjacent country, on the sea-coast.

1 In 1 Cor. ii.

2 Serm. 283. t. 5. p. 1138.

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