# Verified against Divinum Officium (Latin Martyrologium, English translation).
monthDay: "02-24"
text:
  la: |
    /:24 aut 25 in anno Bissextili.:/

    In Judǽa natális sancti Matthíæ Apóstoli, qui, post Ascensiónem Dómini ab Apóstolis in Judæ proditóris locum sorte eléctus, pro Evangélii prædicatióne martýrium passus est.

    Romæ sanctæ Primitívæ Mártyris.

    Rotómagi pássio sancti Prætextáti, Epíscopi et Mártyris.

    Cæsaréæ, in Cappadócia, sancti Sérgii Mártyris, cujus gesta præclára habéntur.

    In Africa sanctórum Mártyrum Montáni, Lúcii, Juliáni, Victórici, Flaviáni et Sociórum, qui discípuli fuérunt sancti Cypriáni, et, sub Valeriáno Imperatóre, martýrium consummárunt.

    Tréviris sancti Modésti, Epíscopi et Confessóris.

    Apud Stylum, in Calábria, sancti Joánnis, cognoménto Therésti, monásticæ vitæ laude et sanctitáte insígnis,

    In Anglia sancti Edilbérti, Regis Cantiórum, quem sanctus Augustínus, Anglórum Epíscopus, ad Christi fidem convértit.

    Hierosólymis prima Invéntio cápitis sancti Joánnis Baptístæ Præcursóris Dómini.
  en: |
    In Judea, the holy Apostle Matthias, who was chosen by the Apostles right after the Ascension of the Lord to take the place of the traitor Judas, and who suffered martyrdom for preaching the Gospel.

    At Rome, the holy martyr Primitiva.

    At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, [in the year 304,] the holy martyr Sergius, whose acts are held most famous.

    In Africa, [in the year 259,] the holy martyrs Montanus, Lucius, Julian, Victoricus, Flavian, and their Companions, who were disciples of holy Cyprian, and finished their testimony under the Emperor Valerian.

    At Rouen, [in the year 588,] the holy martyr Pretextatus, Bishop of that see.

    At Trier, [about the year 499] the holy Confessor Modestus, Bishop of that see.

    In England, [in the year 616,] holy Ethelbert, King of Kent, whom holy Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, converted to the faith of Christ, and whose feast we keep upon the 26th (27th) day of this present month of February.

    At Jerusalem is commemorated the first finding, [in the fourth century,] of the Head of the Lord's forerunner.
status:
  la: verified
  en: verified
