Resultados25 letters/passages
gregory_great · c. 597 · score 0.02
The men who bear this letter to you are from Histria [Istria] and are seeking their bishop, who I believe is currently residing somewhere in Sicily. I ask you to assist them in locating him and in whatever they need to complete their journey safely. These are troubled times for travel, especially for men coming from a …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.02
The church of Populonia has been left destitute of priestly ministry — there is no one there to give penance to the dying, no one to baptize the newly born. This state of affairs must be remedied immediately. I am therefore directing you to visit Populonia, assess the condition of the community, and ordain whatever pri …
gregory_great · c. 600 · score 0.02
The bearer of this letter is Candidus the abbot, a man of God whom I commend to your care and hospitality. He carries with him relics which I am sending for the benefit of your community, and I ask you to receive both him and these sacred gifts with all due reverence. Sardinia is far from Rome in miles but not in our p …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.02
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. 602 · score 0.02
Your letter reached us at a time when we were burdened with many cares, yet we could not postpone our response to the matters you raised, for they touch upon the welfare of souls entrusted to our common care. You ask how to deal with the recent converts from paganism who still cling to certain superstitious practices. …
gregory_great · c. 599 · score 0.02
The bearer of this letter is Fuscus, abbot of a monastery known to us, who has undertaken this journey in pursuit of his community's needs. I commend him and his monastery warmly to Your Fraternity. Please receive him with the hospitality his office deserves and assist him in whatever he requires. A bishop who supports …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.01
I have received troubling reports about abuses of the defensorship in Sicily — men who have arrogated to themselves the title and authority of defender without proper appointment from this see. This must stop. The office of defender exists to protect the poor and the Church's interests, not to be usurped as a tool of p …
gregory_great · c. 600 · score 0.01
We address you on a matter of pastoral discipline that requires your immediate attention. It has come to our knowledge that certain priests in your diocese are admitting persons to baptism without adequate instruction in the faith. This practice, while perhaps motivated by zeal for winning souls, is dangerous and contr …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.01
Those who with sincere intention wish to bring strangers to the Christian religion and the right faith ought to pursue this by gentleness, not by harshness, lest adversity drive far away those whose minds clear reason could have attracted. For those who act otherwise and wish under this cover to remove them from their …
gregory_great · c. 602 · score 0.01
Most serene Queen, the bearer of this letter is Hilarius, whom I send to you with confidence in your continued goodwill toward this see and toward the work of the Church in Frankia. He carries our message and our hope, and I ask you to receive him with the gracious welcome that I have come to expect from a queen who ha …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
To the citizens of Rome. It has come to me that certain men of perverse spirit have sown among you things that are depraved and contrary to the holy faith, going so far as to forbid anyone from doing any work on the Sabbath day. What else shall I call them but preachers of the Antichrist? For when the Antichrist comes, …
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
The letter of your humility testifies to the holiness of your life, for which we give great thanks to almighty God, because we know that there are still those who can pray for our sins. For we, under the guise of ecclesiastical governance, are tossed by the waves of this world, which frequently overwhelm us; but by the …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.01
Gregory to the most excellent lords Theoderic and Theodebert. I have sent my servant Augustine [later the first Archbishop of Canterbury] on a mission to the English people [the Anglo-Saxons], and his path lies through your kingdoms. I ask you to extend to him your protection and support as he travels. I have also auth …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
The bearer of this letter, Severus — a man of distinction and good standing — is known to us personally and is deserving of every assistance. I commend him warmly to Your Fraternity, asking that you receive him with the kindness his character warrants, and provide him whatever support his needs require. When we commend …
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. 591 · score 0.01
Some time ago we wrote to our brother and fellow bishop Victor, because certain Jews had petitioned us complaining that their synagogues in the city of Panormus, together with their guesthouses, had been unreasonably seized by him. We directed him to suspend the consecration of these buildings until the case could be e …
gregory_great · c. 602 · score 0.01
Theodorus, the bearer of this letter, brings a matter to your attention alongside Defensus. I commend them to you and ask that you give their case a fair hearing and render whatever assistance justice requires. As you know, those who serve the Church in these capacities deserve the support of their bishops, not obstruc …
gregory_great · c. 600 · score 0.01
Brothers and sisters, I have appointed Gaudiosus, bishop of Iguvium, as visitor to your community, and I write to ask — indeed to require — that you give him your full cooperation and obedience. A visitor arrives with the authority of this see, and resistance to his ministry is, in effect, resistance to this see itself …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.01
Gregory to Eutychius, bishop. I hear that you have been working persistently to bring the idol worshipers in your area to the Christian faith. I encourage you not to lose heart in this work. Conversion is often slow, and the resistance one encounters is discouraging. But the alternative — leaving people in spiritual da …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
I am very glad to hear that you have returned safely from Ravenna with the ordination properly received from the exarch. This is an important step, and I congratulate you on it. The journey is not always easy, and the process not always quick, but the result — a man properly appointed to serve his community — is worth …
gregory_great · c. 597 · score 0.01
Gregory to John, military tribune at Siponto. The bearer of this letter is in need of assistance that requires the cooperation of both military and ecclesiastical authority. I ask you to work together with Bishop Vitalianus to secure the freedom or protection he needs. This kind of cooperation — between those who repre …
gregory_great · c. 599 · score 0.01
Gregory to the estate managers [*conductores massarum*] throughout Gaul. Although you find yourselves placed amid the turmoil of foreign peoples, reason itself compels us to believe that you stand far apart from others in good conduct. For just as the name of Saint Peter, prince of the apostles, makes the household of …
gregory_great · c. 595 · score 0.01
Gregory to Maurentius, military commander. The matter I am writing to you about requires the cooperation of civil and military authority with the church. I have found in you a man who understands that such cooperation serves both parties; I therefore bring this matter to you with confidence. The specific situation — de …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.01
The bearer of this letter is Gregorius, formerly prefect, now seeking the service of God. He was commended to my care by those who know him well, and I now commend him to yours. I ask you to assist him in whatever way lies within your authority and to treat him with the dignity that both his past service and his presen …