Resultados17 letters/passages
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.02
May God therefore command him to come swiftly to our rescue, before the army of this most wicked nation — God forbid — is able to seize the places still held by the state. For "those who act wickedly shall be cut off, and the enemies" [Psalm 36:9] of the Lord shall perish. Send the priest back to us quickly, God willin …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.02
Pelagius, bishop of the city of Rome, to his most beloved brother Aunarius. I write to commend to you the orthodox faith of the Frankish kings, and to urge you to use your influence with them on a matter of the gravest practical importance. The Lombards who occupy much of Italy are not merely a military threat to the r …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.02
Pelagius, bishop, to his beloved son Gregory, deacon [Gregory was serving as the papal ambassador (apocrisiarius) at the imperial court in Constantinople]. We have taken care to inform you of everything necessary through Honoratus the notary, whom we have sent to you along with our brother and fellow bishop Sebastianus …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.02
No Catholic anywhere can contradict this teaching, which is known to have been spoken and confirmed not by someone else's mouth but by the Lord's own lips. If anyone should contradict it, let him be cast out from the Church not only as an exile but under anathema. And the Lord says elsewhere in the Gospel: "Blessed are …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.02
Pelagius, bishop of the holy Catholic Church of the city of Rome. That we have been slow to send our writings to your love, dearest brothers and sons, should not be attributed to any ill will, indifference, or negligence on our part. Rather, as you know, the conditions of the times and the pressing threat of enemies ha …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.02
As the Lord says in the Gospel: "I came not to be served, but to serve" [Matthew 20:28]. What is read in the canons — that a bishop should not cross over or be transferred from one city to another [Council of Antioch, canon 21] — does not refer to those who act under compulsion, or who are driven by necessity, or who d …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
The solicitude which the blessed apostle Peter entrusted to this see for the care of all the churches compels us to respond to the matters which have been brought to our attention from your region. We have learned with deep concern of the continuing disturbances which afflict the churches and of the divisions which pre …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers." Consider, dearest ones, that the Truth himself could not lie, and the faith of Peter can never be shaken or changed for all eternity. For although the devil demanded to sift all the disciples, the Lord testifies that he prayed for Peter alone, and willed that th …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
Pelagius, bishop of Rome, to our beloved brothers Elias [patriarch of Aquileia] and the other bishops of Istria. [Note: This letter is the third addressed to the same recipients on the Three Chapters issue. Gregory the Great's later letter (Book 11, Letter 56) refers to this correspondence.] We have written to you twic …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
Pelagius, bishop, to all our most beloved and distinguished brothers, the bishops, and especially to all those serving the Lord throughout the provinces of Campania and Italy, greetings. Bearing the solicitude of all the churches according to the Apostle, we must be mindful of the divine grace toward us, that the Lord …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
Pelagius, bishop, to his most beloved brother Benignus, archbishop. Upon reading your letter, dear brother, we recognized the strength of faith we have long known you to possess, and we congratulate you on the vigilant pastoral care you exercise in guarding Christ's flock and your concern for those entrusted to you. Fo …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
And as the hostile opposition of various heresies demanded, these councils proclaimed that same faith more fully, with one and the same mind. We also venerate, hold, defend, and — with the Lord's help — preach in accordance with the letter of the aforementioned Pope Leo of blessed memory to Flavian, bishop of Constanti …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
To the most beloved brother Aunarius, Pelagius, bishop of the city of Rome. How much the fellowship Christians show in venerating the authority of the apostolic see makes you pleasing to God, so much more fruitful for him whose see it is does your charity's trust become. And we confess one and the same Church of God in …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
Letter to Abbot Stephanus. He encourages him to write the Life of Saint Amator. To my most beloved and most dear friend, bound to me by the chain of charity, the priest Stephanus — Aunarius, bishop by the grace of God, sends eternal greetings in the Lord. Your holiness knows well the ancient and venerable traditions of …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
Pelagius, bishop of Rome, to his most beloved brother John, bishop of Constantinople. It has reached our ears that your Holiness has assumed for yourself the title of Universal Bishop — a title that, in the judgment of this apostolic see, no bishop may properly claim without doing damage to the dignity of all other bis …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
Letter to Saint Aunarius, bishop of Auxerre. To the most blessed lord and father adorned with apostolic insignia, my spiritual father Bishop Aunarius — from Stephanus, servant of all the servants of Christ. Having read through the letter of your apostolate, I clearly recognized what the burning desire of your holy zeal …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
Or who would deny that he is holy on that account, or that he ever lost his apostolic authority in heaven or on earth? Or who would deny that the many other bishops who were transferred from city to city are saints, or that they lost the dignity of their episcopate? If I began to list their names, the day would pass be …