Resultados25 letters/passages
gregory_great · c. 600 · score 0.02
The monks who carry this letter are engaged in the task of recovering servants who belong to the Roman monastery of Saint Demetrius. This is a legitimate exercise of the monastery's property rights, and I ask you to assist them in their efforts. Use your authority as defender to facilitate the process wherever you can …
gregory_great · c. 597 · score 0.02
We write to you concerning a matter that has been brought to our attention and demands immediate resolution. The bearer of this letter has petitioned us for justice, claiming that he was unjustly expelled from his monastery by the abbot without the hearing required by the Rule and the canons. We take such complaints se …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.02
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 …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.02
Come to Rome as soon as you can. I need to speak with you directly about matters that cannot be resolved through correspondence. Make whatever arrangements are necessary for your monastery in your absence and set out without delay. I would not summon you away from your community without reason — the urgency is real.
gregory_great · c. 598 · score 0.02
You recall that we directed your experience in the present matter to act justly regarding the property which is said to have been granted by way of a gift to the monastery of Saints Marcus, Marcellinus, and Felicula, which is situated at Ravenna, since you know the case well. For this reason we have thought it necessar …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.02
Gregory to Secundinus. A monastery is in danger of falling under the control or power of a layperson. I direct you to prevent this. The principle is fundamental: monasteries are ecclesiastical institutions, governed by the church's law and protected by the church's authority. They are not to be treated as private prope …
gregory_great · c. 597 · score 0.01
Gregory to Hilarius, notary. A ship has been sent carrying supplies for the support of a monastery. I direct you to ensure that this ship is protected in all respects for the purpose for which it was sent. Monastic communities depend on reliable supply chains. When something is sent for their support, it must reach the …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
Gregory to all monks established on the island of Monte Cristo [a small island off the Tuscan coast with a monastic community]. It has come to our attention that certain monks in your community are behaving irregularly — departing from the discipline of their rule and refusing the authority of Abbot Horosius, who has b …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
You have my authorization to ordain a presbyter for the monastery as requested. Ensure that the candidate is properly examined and found suitable in character, learning, and conduct before the ordination proceeds. The monasteries under your care deserve clergy who will serve them faithfully, not simply fill a position. …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
I am formally uniting the monastery of Crater with your monastery in Naples. The two communities are to function henceforth as one, under your governance and the Rule you have established. This union is intended to strengthen both communities and to bring greater stability to the smaller one. Exercise your authority ov …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
From the estate of the late deacon Servideus, you are to distribute the following: ten horses are to go to the monastery, and four horses are to go to Luminosa, the handmaid of God. These are the dispositions I have determined from the estate's assets, and they are to be carried out precisely as I have specified. Docum …
gregory_great · c. 598 · score 0.01
The bearer of this letter is Theodosius, who serves as abbot of the monastery founded in earlier times by the late patrician Liberius. The monastery is known to us and its work is valued. I commend Theodosius to your goodwill and ask that you extend to him whatever protection and assistance his mission requires. A mona …
gregory_great · c. 593 · score 0.01
Gregory to John, abbot. Go to the monastery of St. Andrew. There are monks there whose behavior is unacceptable — I have received reports and I believe them. You are to examine the situation, correct what can be corrected, and deal firmly with what cannot be corrected through gentleness. You have the authority I am giv …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.01
When the hearts of Catholic kings are so kindled with ardent desire by divine grace going before them toward those things which they ought to be urged to by pontifical admonitions, and these things are voluntarily sought by them, they should be granted with so much the more eager and joyful spirit, inasmuch as those ve …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.01
Gregory to Castorius, notary. This is my second letter to you about the property that is claimed to have been granted to the monastery. My instruction remains the same as before: investigate honestly and then do what justice requires. I understand there may be competing claims or ambiguities in the documentation. Work …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
Brother, the monastery near Arles whose privileges were established by the piety of the late King Childebert must be protected from any encroachment — whether by ecclesiastical authorities who forget that such privileges are binding, or by secular powers who do not respect what has been granted. I am asking you to affi …
gregory_great · c. 593 · score 0.01
Leo, the care of the church of Saint Agatha in the Subura is now in your hands, and I want you to understand what that means. Venerable places are not merely buildings — they are centers of devotion that anchor the faith of the communities around them, sanctified by the prayers of generations and the blood of martyrs w …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.01
Gregory to Zittanus, military commander. I want to be clear on a point that has apparently caused some confusion: the obligation to pay legitimate taxes extends to clergy and religious people, not just to ordinary citizens. The church does not claim exemption from civil obligations that apply generally, except in cases …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.01
I am directing you to send, via Vitulus who carries this letter, the item or items intended for Adeodatus the abbess. She has been waiting, and further delay serves no purpose. Make sure Vitulus understands exactly what he is carrying and to whom it is to be delivered, and ensure he receives it in good order. Report to …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.01
Gregory to Adrianus, notary of Sicily. Two matters require your attention. First: the monks whose misconduct I have described to you are to be punished according to what their offense warrants. I leave the specific determination to you, with the instruction that the punishment should fit the crime — neither more severe …
gregory_great · c. 598 · score 0.01
The abbot Gregory has now served a long and serious penance for the negligence that warranted it. A penance is intended to correct and heal, not to destroy, and the purpose of this one has been fulfilled. I am directing you to restore him to his proper position, without conditions and without further delay. He has done …
gregory_great · c. 602 · score 0.01
The abbot Fortunatus has been unjustly burdened by accusations that, upon examination, do not hold. I ask you to look into this matter yourself and ensure that he is treated fairly. Men in religious life are particularly vulnerable to slander from those who resent their authority or their discipline. Don't let him be w …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
Where the quality of offenses provokes canonical severity against them, we must not postpone correcting what needs correction, lest by dissimulation we appear to give strength to wicked acts, which it is fitting that we cut away with the sickle of discipline. Since therefore it has come to us that the monks of the mona …
gregory_great · c. 597 · score 0.01
Gregory to Adeodatus, abbot of Naples. Until a bishop is ordained for Naples, I am granting your monastery oversight and management of the property in Cassiare. This is a temporary arrangement to ensure that the property is properly administered during the vacancy rather than falling into disorder. Manage the Cassiare …
gregory_great · c. 604 · score 0.01
Marcellinus, a man of excellent standing who bears this letter, is traveling to your city and has need of such assistance as your position allows you to provide. I commend him to you with confidence in your goodwill. His business concerns Maximus of Salona, whose reconciliation with this see is ongoing, and your knowle …