JOHN MEURSIUS

"whose daughter she is, and now practices asceticism, named Eustochia" original Greek: ἧς θυγάτηρ ἐστὶ, καὶ νῦν ἀσκεῖται, Εὐστοχία ὀνόματι] In the place cited by Jerome, she is called Eustochium, and is called by another name, Julia, because her father traced his lineage from Julius Caesar. His words are these:
She was joined to a husband, Toxotius, who draws his very high blood from Aeneas and the Julians. Whence also his daughter, the Christian virgin, is called Eustochium Julia. original Latin: Iuncta est viro Toxotio, qui AEneæ & Iuliorum altissimum sanguinem trahit. Vnde etiam filia eius, Christia virgo, Eustochium Iulia nuncupatur.

"To the blessed Theodora" original Greek: Ἐπὶ τὴν μακαρίαν Θεοδώραν] Nicephorus Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos, a 14th-century Byzantine church historian. tells of a certain Theodora in Book 17, Chapter 5. In the Greek Menology A collection of lives of the saints arranged by their feast days in the Orthodox tradition. for the day of September 11, a synaxarion A brief account of a saint's life or a liturgical lesson. is read of a certain Theodora who lived in the times of the Emperor Zeno.

"in the monastery of Hesychas" original Greek: ἐν τῷ μοναστηρίῳ τοῦ Ἡσυχᾶ] This Hesychas was a disciple of Hilarion. Sozomen A 5th-century historian of the Christian Church. mentions him and the monastery itself in Book 3, Chapter 14, and Book 6, Chapter 31. Likewise, Nicephorus mentions him in Book 9, Chapter 15, and Book 11, Chapter 39. In the Life of St. Hilarion by Jerome, he is called Hesychius.

"they shall live in the zeal of God" original Greek: ζήσουσι ζήλῳ Θεοῦ] Write/Read: they burn with zeal for God original Greek: ζέουσι ζήλῳ Θεοῦ. Meursius is suggesting a textual correction, as the Greek words for 'live' (zesousi) and 'boil/burn' (zeousi) are very similar in manuscript form..

"and Basinilla" original Greek: καὶ Βασινίλλαν] Perhaps it should be written "and Basilissa." Or, "and Basilla." Mention of both is found in the Martyrology An official list of martyrs and saints of the Church.. But I would not wish to change anything rashly.

"and Photine" original Greek: καὶ Φωτεινὴν] Regarding Photine, there is an entry in the Martyrology.

Vocabulary: Eustochium, Theodora, Hesychas, Nicephorus, Sozomen, Jerome, Martyrology, Menology.