Resultados25 letters/passages
gelasius_i · c. 494 · score 0.02
… hings pertaining to the public order, the bishops themselves recognize that the imperial governance has been conferred upon you by divine arrangement, and they obey your laws, lest they should seem to resist the order established for worldly affairs. With what affection, I ask, ought you to obey those who have been ass …
symmachus · c. 382 · score 0.02
… ause of justice itself — that's your chief concern — but I do dare ask that the imperial response come quickly, to give force to the rulings already made.
simplicius_pope · c. 482 · score 0.02
Therefore, finding opportunities, never cease to supplicate the will of the most merciful emperor on behalf of the Catholic faith, and to draw him back diligently from things harmful to Christian doctrine, and to inform him frequently according to what we command, and to press rather toward that side which is friendly …
pelagius_i · c. 557 · score 0.02
As the blessed apostle says, we will not boast beyond measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God has measured to us, a measure reaching even to you; for we do not stretch ourselves beyond our reach as though not reaching to you. Thus, with shared solicitude, our predecessors through the grace of God go …
gelasius_i · c. 494 · score 0.02
The servants of your piety, my sons Faustus the master and Irenaeus, illustrious men, and their companions performing their public embassy, having returned to the city, said that your clemency had inquired why I had not sent writings of my greeting to you. Not by my own design, I confess, but since those who had long s …
pliny_younger · c. 100 · score 0.02
But I pledge you my word of honour that you will find his virtues to be far in excess of my description of them. I have the most intense affection for the young man, and he deserves my love, but it is one of the proofs of a lover that you do not overburden the object of your regard with praise. Farewell. [Note: The Emp …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
The case involving John the bishop requires your personal attention. I want you to treat this as if you yourself were the judge — gather the facts, hear all sides, and apply proper judgment. I have confidence in your ability to do this fairly. Do not let anyone's status or connections influence your assessment of the e …
symmachus · c. 402 · score 0.01
Alexander, a most honorable man who has been assigned a provincial governorship, believes his position would be greatly enhanced by winning your friendship. He's enlisted me as his advocate, knowing that my letters carry enough weight with you to make this recommendation equivalent to the highest testimony. Farewell.
symmachus · c. 394 · score 0.01
Outstanding merits require no supporting witness, since virtue, conspicuous in its own light, rejects the aid of another's recommendation. Therefore, since our lord and brother Licinius has been made famous by the governance of the state conducted according to the standards of ancient discipline, what can my letter add …
pliny_younger · c. 107 · score 0.01
Remember, therefore, the past of each city, not that you may despise it for ceasing to be great - no, let there be no trace of haughtiness and disdain in your conduct. Do not be afraid that people will despise you for your kindness, for is any man with full military command and the fasces despised, unless he is craven- …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
My beloved brother, I am pleased to grant you the use of the pallium, as has been the ancient custom for bishops of your see in their relationship with Rome. This is not merely a ceremonial honor — it is a sign of the bonds of communion and shared responsibility that link us across the distance between Rome and Vienna. …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.01
Your glory has been eager to send me a copy of the bond of the magnificent Libertinus, so that you might show me with what obligation and intention the same Libertinus had entered upon the dignity of the prefecture. This bond, having been read to me carefully and explained by my glorious brother the patrician Palatinus …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
He considers himself subject to no law, bound by no ordinance of God, and in his eagerness for novelty, departs from your practice and ours, adopting unlawful measures and letting what he ought to preserve fall into disuse. II. Hilary is disturbing the peace of the Church by his insubordination But with the approval, a …
pelagius_ii · c. 585 · score 0.01
… ory, 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. Since Sebastianus has been in those reg …
gelasius_i · c. 495 · score 0.01
But we have already shown that this argument has no foundation in the tradition of the Church, which has always held that the apostolic see has the right to judge all bishops without the necessity of convening a synod, just as it has the right to confirm or annul the decisions of synods. The authority of the apostolic …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
In the month of November of the present second indiction, we direct your experience by our order that you should restore to Callixenus, son of Stephania, the ownership of the Catliena estate, which Mammosa, grandmother of the same Callixenus, had conveyed to our Church by a donation. You ought to have returned this don …
symmachus · c. 383 · score 0.01
… outh and been marked by a judicial ruling, now implores the surest remedy -- an imperial pardon. But so that the desired result may smile on him quickly, he has hoped that the cause of his petition might be entrusted to your care. The essence of his request is this: that through the remission of the judgment against hi …
symmachus · c. 400 · score 0.01
You judged rightly and commendably that our brother Tatianus, the spectabilis, should be entrusted with the task. I can confirm from my own knowledge that he is a man worthy of the confidence you have placed in him. His rank is a true reflection of his character, and I have no doubt that he will carry out his responsib …
gregory_great · c. 598 · score 0.01
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 …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
He claims for himself the right to ordain bishops throughout all the provinces of Gaul and seizes the dignity that belongs to metropolitan bishops. He even diminishes the reverence owed to the blessed Peter himself with his proud assertions, for while the power of binding and loosing was given to Peter before all other …
pope_john_iii · c. 567 · score 0.01
The care of the apostolic see, which by the grace of God extends to all the churches throughout the world, compels us to address the matters which have been brought to our attention. We have received reports concerning the state of the churches in your region, and we are moved by the needs of the faithful to respond wi …
symmachus · c. 365 · score 0.01
I feel utterly unequal to the task of thanking you properly for what you've done for my son Flavianus. Words come easier than deeds, and yet I cannot make my words match the scale of your kindness. The joy isn't mine alone — with Flavianus, lost honor has returned to favor, and the senate and all good men share this ha …
simplicius_pope · c. 468 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Acacius, Bishop of Constantinople. so Since our sons illustrious uir Latinus patricius and respectable Madusius for on embassy publiea were being sent, neglegere not potuimus, that every intentione we take care of. proxime for indeed when of the priests and of the monks concerning Timotheo olim ab un …
pliny_younger · c. 112 · score 0.01
To Trajan. I pray, Sir, that you may keep this birthday * and many others in the greatest happiness, and that in strength and security you may increase the fame and eternal praise of your glory by adding to the list of your noble achievements. [Note: 18th September 112 A.D.]
symmachus · c. 387 · score 0.01
I count the joys of your fortune among my own debts, and I take you as my judge of this sentiment — you who have seen my heart tested whenever you consult your own. It was fitting in these tender days of good times that a man praised by public counsel should be admitted to office. Since events have unfolded as everyone …