Resultados11 letters/passages
hormisdas · c. 516 · score 0.02
… t these things are being ordained from above, since divine majesty has bestowed imperial power upon one who considers himself appointed for the purpose of composing the peace of the churches. What remains, then, is this: all the bishops of the Eastern regions must testify, following the form of the libellus, that they …
hormisdas · c. 514 · score 0.02
The Emperor Anastasius Augustus to Pope Hormisdas. Delivered by Theopompus and Severianus, men of distinction. Everything that benevolence conceives is driven forward by a sweet eagerness of spirit and praiseworthy haste. Such desires grant themselves no rest until they have brought what is longed for to its most salut …
hormisdas · c. 514 · score 0.02
With the help of God and the prayers of the apostles, upon arriving in the regions of Greece: if bishops wish to come to meet you, receive them with the reverence that is fitting. And if they wish to prepare lodging for you, do not refuse, lest it be judged by the laity that you wish to have no concord with them. If, h …
hormisdas · c. 515 · score 0.02
Hormisdas to the Emperor Anastasius Augustus. Delivered by the bishops Ennodius and Peregrinus. When Your Clemency's envoys returned some time ago, I replied to your letters and instructions — not covering everything as fully as the gravity of the matter demanded, but at least touching on the essential points as circum …
hormisdas · c. 514 · score 0.02
… mortality, it does not seem absurd that the conscript fathers — joined with the imperial petition both before the most glorious King [Theoderic] and before the most blessed Pope of the gracious city of Rome — should hope for those things which, God willing, may benefit us all in common. That is: let them not listen to …
hormisdas · c. 514 · score 0.02
But for the living, the door of reconciliation remains open to all who accept the faith of Chalcedon and the letters of blessed Leo, and who anathematize those who have been condemned. If the emperor presses you on matters beyond your instructions, say that you will faithfully report his words to the apostolic see and …
hormisdas · c. 514 · score 0.01
Hormisdas to the Emperor Anastasius Augustus. You tell me, most merciful Emperor, that your mind is consumed with eager longing until the hoped-for restoration of unity is achieved. The desire for salvation is a good thing, and the intention that commends itself to God in this way is praiseworthy. It is indeed a partic …
hormisdas · c. 515 · score 0.01
Copy of the Sacred Letter of the Emperor Anastasius Augustus to Pope Hormisdas. Delivered by the bishops Ennodius and Fortunatus, the priest Venantius, the deacon Vitalis, and the notary Hilarus. We give thanks to almighty God that Your Holiness, instructed in heavenly disciplines, sent — as we requested — ambassadors …
hormisdas · c. 515 · score 0.01
Hormisdas to John, Bishop of Constantinople. I have indeed sent, brother, a fitting reply to your letters with the freedom that the Church requires, and I have made clear both what caused me joy and what I passed over in silence. Although your long experience in the Church and the steady flow of communications between …
hormisdas · c. 514 · score 0.01
Hormisdas to his dearest brother Dorotheus. Where love requires us to keep its commandments, even if something happens that might upset anyone, we must still let it pass with patience, so that the principles of harmony we have already laid down are upheld. After all, if something like this comes from ignorance, the ver …
hormisdas · c. 515 · score 0.01
Hormisdas to John, bishop of Nicopolis, and the Synod. As above. Delivered by his deacon John. We would wish, dearest brothers, that you could live your lives free from all the waves of trouble, passing your days in the security of tranquility, serving our God with your minds undisturbed by worldly storms. But what we …