Gregory the Great (Wisigothic) → Fantinus, Guardian (Defensorem)
Tradução moderna em inglês
Gregory to Fantinus, defender.
The books and furnishings belonging to the monastery of the abbot Fuscus have been improperly taken or withheld. You are to ensure their restoration.
A monastery's books are not merely property; they are the intellectual and spiritual heritage of the community. Their loss or withholding deprives the monks of tools essential to their life of prayer and study. Restore them promptly.
The furnishings similarly. Everything that belongs to the monastery is to be returned. Gregory
Texto latino / grego
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