Resultados25 letters/passages
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.02
I am directing you to ensure that the agents and administrators of the Roman church do not trouble or disturb Hereditas, a woman of good standing, in the management of her affairs. It has come to my attention that some of our own people have been acting in ways that amount to harassment, and this is not acceptable. The …
gregory_great · c. 600 · score 0.02
I need you to locate Adeodatus, who bears this letter, and to look into the matter of a structure he has built on land belonging to the Roman church. I want a full account: what was built, where, under what authority, and what the current state of the matter is. If this was done without proper authorization, the situat …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.02
It has been brought to our attention that certain handmaids of God from the city of Nola, residing in the Aboritana house, are suffering extreme want of food and clothing. It is fitting that we come to their aid by God's command and relieve their poverty as far as we are able, the Lord granting it. Therefore by this pr …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.02
Gregory to Anthemius, Subdeacon of Campania. Whenever we hear things about our brother bishops that show them at fault and cause us sadness, we are compelled to act for their correction. I have been told that the bishops of Campania are so negligent that, unmindful of the dignity and character of their office, they sho …
gregory_great · c. 598 · score 0.02
I need you to summon Benenatus of Miseno along with all those who have brought accusations against him, and anyone else whose testimony is relevant to the inquiry. The charges against him must be examined properly — neither suppressed because the accused is well-connected nor exaggerated because his enemies are zealous …
gregory_great · c. 602 · score 0.02
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon [a papal administrative officer]. Just as we ought not to lose property rightfully belonging to the Church, so too we judge it no less improper to lay claim to what belongs to others. And since we have been informed that the house of Petronius, a notary [secretary-scribe] of the holy Rom …
gregory_great · c. 602 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon [papal agent managing Church estates in Campania]. I recall that I have instructed you not only by frequent written orders, but also by admonishing you many times in person, that you should carry out your duties there in our place not so much for the business interests of the Church as f …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
Donatus, the bearer of this letter, reports that he is oppressed by various troubles there, and has asked to be supported by ecclesiastical protection. Therefore we command your experience by authority that you defend the same Donatus with equity preserved, and do not permit him to be subjected to any burdens or damage …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon. You are to pay to Palatina thirty solidi [gold coins] per year for her sustenance. This payment is to be made regularly and without fail. If she has dependents or particular needs beyond ordinary subsistence, bring this to my attention so that I can consider whether additional provision …
gregory_great · c. 595 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon. The late Bishop Importunus of Atella has died, and two things need attention. First, his will: examine it carefully. Bishops' testamentary dispositions are subject to oversight, and you are to ensure that what was left to the church or to charitable purposes actually reaches its intende …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
Book I, Letter 39 To Anthemius, Subdeacon [Gregory's financial agent]. Gregory to Anthemius. We instructed you before your departure, and later reminded you by letter, to look after the poor and to inform us by letter of anyone in need in your area. You have done this for very few. Now, upon receiving this order, I wan …
gregory_great · c. 597 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon of Campania. Since crimes charged against innocent persons and especially against those in sacred orders must be punished the more severely, consider how culpable you all are who sat in judgment in the case of John the deacon, in that no punishment from your sentence came upon Hilarus hi …
gregory_great · c. 595 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon. The estate of Massa Veneris belongs rightfully to the monastery of St. Mark and is to be restored to it. Take whatever steps are necessary to accomplish this — document the claim, address any competing claims through proper process, and ensure that the monastery receives clear and legal …
gregory_great · c. 593 · score 0.01
I am establishing an annual payment of three solidi to each Jew who converts to the Christian faith in your area. This is not a large sum, but it is intended as practical support to those who, by converting, may lose the economic and social ties that sustained them within the Jewish community. The Church cannot in good …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
Book I, Letter 50 To Anthemius the Subdeacon [Gregory's administrative agent]. Gregory to Anthemius. Since God has seen fit to place the burden of governance upon us, we must be watchful for the souls entrusted to our care. We have learned that on the Eumorphian island [a small island off the Italian coast], where ther …
gregory_great · c. 595 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon. Maurus, the bearer of this letter, asserts that he received certain merchandise from the magnificent Felix for four hundred solidi, and promised to pay six siliquae per solidus as profit on the price. When the profit was reckoned together, he says he issued two bonds — one for four hund …
gregory_great · c. 598 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon. A young man has received the monastic habit at Misenum [a town near Naples] after being brought there from Sicily. The matter of his status and his obligations going forward needs to be sorted out clearly. A person who has genuinely received the monastic habit is subject to monastic law …
gregory_great · c. 595 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon. Money was provided for the construction of a fort [the defense of Italian towns against the Lombards was a constant concern in Gregory's pontificate, and the church often provided funding for defensive works], and I have reason to believe that a portion of this money is held by Benenatu …
gregory_great · c. 593 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, Subdeacon. Those whom our Redeemer graciously converts from the dead end of Judaism we ought to assist with reasonable generosity, so that — God forbid — they do not suffer from lack of food. We therefore charge you, by the authority of this order, to provide money each year to the children of Jus …
gregory_great · c. 598 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon. Adeodatus, the bearer of this letter, has informed us that many years ago he built a structure on land belonging to our Church on the condition that he would pay two solidi annually to the church treasury, and that after his death the land with its building would revert to the Church. S …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon of Campania. Peter the cleric, the bearer of this letter, has complained to us that he was falsely accused by certain boys, and that his case was not examined with the rigorous investigation it should have been, nor was he condemned by anyone, but was merely prohibited by his bishop from …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
Book I, Letter 42 To Anthemius, Subdeacon [Gregory's financial agent in the Sorrento area]. Gregory to Anthemius. John, our brother and fellow bishop, has sent us a report through his cleric Justus that includes, among many other things, the following: certain monks in the diocese of Sorrento [a coastal area south of N …
gregory_great · c. 600 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, Subdeacon of Campania. After the first candidate elected as bishop of Surrentum [Sorrento] proved unfit, they have elected Amandus, a priest at the oratory of Saint Severinus in the Lucullan Camp [a fortress near Naples]. I need you to send this priest to me without delay -- set aside all excuses. …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, Subdeacon of Campania. I have received disturbing reports about our brother and fellow bishop Paschasius [of Naples]. He is so idle and negligent in every respect that he is barely recognizable as a bishop. His own church, the monasteries, the sons of the Church, the oppressed poor -- none of them …
gregory_great · c. 604 · score 0.01
Since crimes that are charged against innocent persons and especially against those in sacred orders must be the more severely punished, consider how culpable you all are, who sat in judgment in the case of John the deacon, that the accuser Hilarus received no punishment from your sentence. Nor should you think this a …