Resultados25 letters/passages
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.02
And yet even this is not enough; but something besides is said to be exacted according to a custom of many years. This practice we altogether detest, and desire it to be utterly extirpated from the patrimony. But, whether in this or in other minute imposts, let your Experience consider what is paid too much per pound, …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.02
Gregory to the Empress Constantina. Almighty God, who holds your devout heart in His right hand, both protects us through you and stores up for you eternal rewards in return for your earthly deeds. I have learned from the letters of my representative, the deacon Sabinianus, how justly Your Serenity has taken up the cau …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.02
These things having been ordained and granted by us, study in the governing of your community to show yourself so earnest and attentive in all respects that the malice of the evil one may find nothing there that can be corrupted. All these provisions, set out in this document of injunctions, we decree to be observed, u …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.02
Gregory to the Emperor Mauricius. Anyone who is not blameless in all he does and says toward our most serene sovereigns is guilty before Almighty God. I, however, your Piety's unworthy servant, speak in this appeal neither as a bishop nor as your subject by right of the state, but in a private capacity — for, most sere …
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. 594 · score 0.01
Gregory to the Emperor Mauricius. The generosity of my Lords, which has always mercifully sustained your servants, has shone forth here in so generous a supply that the needs of all who are weak and suffering have been relieved by your bounty. For this we all pray with tears to Almighty God -- who moved your Clemency t …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
I want you to correct whatever has been done in this way without delay. Slaves taken into church possession without trial should be returned before any trial, so that if the Church has a legitimate claim, the current possessors may then be dispossessed through proper legal proceedings. Correct all this permanently. You …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.01
The value of the farmland produce matters little to me if fraud is mixed in. If it comes to my knowledge that you are lax about this, you will be held responsible. Furthermore, I have learned that the Jews in Catania have been complaining that they were expelled by force from the site of their synagogue, which they had …
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 …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
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. 603 · score 0.01
Gregory to Anthemius, Subdeacon of Campania. Whenever we hear things about our brother bishops that show them at fault and cause us sadness, we are compelled to act for their correction. I have been told that the bishops of Campania are so negligent that, unmindful of the dignity and character of their office, they sho …
gregory_great · c. 598 · score 0.01
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 0.01
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. 594 · score 0.01
I should also inform you that I have received a letter from the most devout Emperor asking me to be at peace with my brother and fellow bishop John of Constantinople. I wish to be at peace with everyone -- and I am. But when John, in his arrogance, assumes the new and unprecedented title of Universal Bishop, effectivel …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.01
Book II, Letter 7 To Maximianus, Bishop of Syracuse [Gregory's close friend and trusted deputy in Sicily]. Gregory to Maximianus. We carry out our heavenly commission more effectively when we share our burdens with our fellow bishops. For this reason, we appoint you, our most reverend brother, to administer all the chu …
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. 590 · score 0.01
But lest also the leases [i.e. by the Church to the farmers] be adjusted according to the sum of the payments due. We desire you to receive no more from the estates of the Church on account of the store-houses and stores beyond what is customary; but let your own stores which we have ordered to be procured be procured …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.01
Gregory to Respecta, Abbess of Marseilles in Gaul. The desire expressed in a devout petition ought to be fulfilled by a matching result, so that the benefit asked for may be validly obtained and sincere devotion may shine forth with deserved praise. Accordingly, for the monastery consecrated to the honor of Saint Cassi …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
Gregory to Senator, Priest and Abbot of a hospice. [This letter follows the same form as Gregory's privilege letters to the monastery and hospice at Autun, founded at the request of Queen Brunichild and King Theoderic.] When the hearts of Catholic kings are so inflamed by divine grace that they demand of their own acco …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
Gregory to Lupo, Priest and Abbot. [This letter is a copy of the same privilege letter (see Letter 9 to Thalassia) adapted for the abbot Lupo's institution, granting the same protections and immunities established at the request of Queen Brunichild and King Theoderic for the religious foundations at Autun.] When the he …
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. 590 · score 0.01
For my son the servant of God, Diaconus, has already found such as displeased him; but he had not liberty to change them. We will, then, that, saving excepted cibaria of small value , nothing else beyond the just weights be exacted from the husbandmen of the Church. Further, we have ascertained that the first charge of …