Rev. Alban Butler (1711–73). Volume IV: April. The Lives of the Saints. 1866.
April 9The 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 |
| Note 1. In 1 Cor. ii. [back] |
| Note 2. Serm. 283. t. 5. p. 1138. [back] |