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The designation Four Crowned Martyrs or Four Holy Crowned Ones (in Latin Sancti Quatuor Coronati) actually refers to 9 separate martyrs divided into two groups:Severus (or Secundius) Severian(us) Carpophorus (Carpoforus) Victorinus (Victorius Vittorinus)Claudius Castorius Symphorian (Simpronian) Nicostratus and SimpliciusAccording to the Golden Legend the names of the members of the first group were not known at the time of their death “but were learned through the Lord’s revelation after many years had passed. They were called the Four Crowned Martyrs because their names were unknown (crown referring to the crown of martyrdom).
