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 200 Journal of Philology. Martyrology, which acquaints us with the celebrations of the Bishop Hippolytus, and of the Laurentian, which took place in Portus and on the Tiburtine Road on their respective days in August, gives us also the Eastern celebrations in January : [Jan. 29.] iiii. Cal. Feb. Epoliti Episcopi de Antiquis. [Jan. 30.] iii. Cal. Feb. In Antiochia Passio S. Epoliti. [Jan. 31.] ii. Cal. Feb. In Alexandria Eppoliti. We have now before us much proof of the early and wide connection of the Hippolytus commemorated on the Ides of August in Rome (on the 10th in the East) with St Laurence ; while Hippolytus the Bishop was commemorated on another day varying from the 21st to the 23rd of August in the West, and from the 29th to the 31st of January in the East 26. Ancient specimens of Christian art indicate the same, at first like the calendars obscurely, but presently with distinctness. The earliest pictured series of martyrs is in the Church of S. Apollinare Nuovo at Ravenna, and belongs to the year 534. A long train moves towards a throned Christ, led by St Clement, St Justinus, St Laurentius, St Hippolytus ; Laurence between the two saints who entombed him, and followed him to death 27. The Church of St Lorenzo founded by Constantine on the Tivoli Road was re-edified by Pelagius II. in A.D. 578. Pelagius' nave became the choir of the church as again restored by Hadrian I., so that a mosaic over the chancel arch which for- merly faced the people in the nave now looks towards the altar. On either side are the common subjects of Bethlehem and Jeru- salem, and above, the figures of our Lord and St Peter, Pelagius himself, St Paul, St Stephen and St Laurence, and with them 86 Reckoning approximately there (June 2. Roma. Victoriani . . . Adju- must be at least no or 120 saints in tons . . . Honorati (alibi) ... Felicia the Hieronymian martyrology whose (etiamLugduni)...V'mcentn(Lugd.) day of celebration in the East, or in J Victoria. Africa, is noway connected with their J Decern. 17. In Africa. Victoriani... day in Italy. The following instances f Adjutoris . . . Honorati ... Felicis... much in point appear in the very first Vincenti . . . Victories, column that I examine. I add from Bollinger, (p. 37) that (Jan. 7. In Antiochia. Possessoris. . . there was in the 5th century a chapel of Firmi. . . Acutee. . . Eugendse. St Hippolytus next to that of St Xistus Jan. 3. In Africa. Possessori. . . Fir- in the Church of St Lorenzo, and that in !mi. . . Rogati...Eugeniee. . . Acutse. the Canon of the Ambrosian Liturgy the May 6. Mediolani. Acutrc. . . Pos- three names are together. D. allows sessini. . . "Ro^nti. that the fragments of ancient chalices