(ABOUT A.D. 800.)
[Authorities:--Krantzius, Leslie, and Wion, in Mart. Benedict.]
Patto, abbot of Amabaric, in Scotland, having gone to preach the faith
to the heathen in Germany, and being appointed bishop of Verden, in
the kingdom of Hanover, Tanco, monk of Amabaric, was chosen abbot;
but, desiring to follow his former superior, he resigned his charge,
and sought Patto at Verden, whom he succeeded after a while, being the
third bishop of that see. He is said to have fallen a victim to a
barbarous mob who were enraged with him for denouncing their
licentious and savage manners.
[44] Colos. iv.
[45] Ep. lxii. c. 2.
[46] Ep. ad Ephes.
[47] It is, perhaps, inaccurate to say that these were the names of
the five brethren, Eusebius does not affirm as much. He says, "The
governor asked the chief of them who he was, when, instead of his
proper name, he heard him repeat some name of the prophets, which was
done by them, if they happened to have had names given to them by
their parents from the names of idols, in which case you would hear
them calling themselves Elias, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Samuel and Daniel....
When Firmilian had heard some name like this from the martyr, &c."
February 17.
S. MARIAMNE, V., _sister of S. Philip the Apostle, 1st cent._
S. POLYCHRONIUS, _B. M. of Babylon_, A.D. 251.
SS. DONATUS, CASTULUS, MAGNUS, AND COMPANIONS, _MM. at Teramo,
circ._ A.D. 273.
SS. DONATUS, SECUNDIAN, ROMULUS, AND COMPANIONS, _MM. at Concordia,
in N. Italy_, A.D. 303.
SS. THEODULUS AND JULIAN, _MM. at Cæsarea, in Palestine_, A.D. 308.
SS. LOMAN AND FORTCHERN, _BB. in Ireland, 7th cent._
S. FINTAN, _P. Ab. of Cluain-Ednech, in Ireland, 6th cent._
S. FINAN, _B. of Lindisfarne_, A.D. 661.
S. SILVINE, _B. of Auxy-les-Moines, circ._ A.D. 720.
S. FULRAD, _Ab. of S. Denys, in France_, A.D. 784.
S. CONSTABILIS, _Ab. of Cavia, in Italy_, A.D. 1124.
S. EVERMOD, _B. of Ratzeburg_, A.D. 1178.