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- ↑ Form of the names in the Roman Martyrology. In some sources, Marius is called "Maris" and Audifax is placed last.
- 1 2 3 4 Santi Mario, Marta, Abaco e Audiface
- ↑ Clugnet, Léon. "Sts. Maris, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 16 January 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . - ↑ Father Alban Butler: Saints Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum Archived 2006-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Martyrologium Romanum, Typis Vaticanis, 2004, p. 106
- ↑ Calendarium Romanum, Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1969, p. 113
- Sources
- Holweck, F. G., A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder, 1924.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sts. Maris, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.