Resultados25 letters/passages
gregory_great · c. 600 · score 0.02
Gregory to Maximus, Bishop of Salona. When our mutual friend the priest Veteranus arrived in Rome, he found me so weakened by gout that I could not personally answer your Fraternity's letters. Regarding the Slavic nation [the Slavs, who were pressing into the Balkans and threatening the Dalmatian coast], from which you …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.02
Gregory to Phocas Augustus. It gives us joy to consider, with rejoicing and deep thanksgiving, what praises we owe Almighty God now that the yoke of sorrow has been lifted and we have come to times of freedom under the imperial authority of Your Benign Piety. That Your Serenity has not found a deacon of the Apostolic S …
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 0.01
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. 590 · score 0.01
Book I, Letter 36 To Peter the Subdeacon [Gregory's delegate in Sicily]. Gregory, bishop, servant of the servants of God, to Peter the Subdeacon. The instructions I gave you when you departed for Sicily must be studied carefully. The greatest attention must be paid to ensuring that bishops do not involve themselves in …
gregory_great · c. 599 · score 0.01
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. 596 · score 0.01
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. 601 · score 0.01
Gregory to Theoderic, King of the Franks. Your Excellency's letter -- a window into your heart -- has shown in its clear and flowing language what great prudence accompanies your royal power. There can be no doubt about the truth of whatever fame has reported in your praise. And since you indicate that my exhortation h …
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. 599 · score 0.01
Gregory to Romanus, Defensor [church legal officer]. The people who came here from Istria are looking for their bishop, who is now living in Sicily. They asked me to help speed them on their way, and I have arranged their journey from here. Receive them and arrange for them to reach their bishop as quickly as possible. …
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. 599 · score 0.01
Gregory to Rechared, King of the Visigoths. I cannot express in words, most excellent son, how much I am delighted by your work and your life. When we hear of the remarkable miracle God has accomplished in our own time -- that the entire Gothic nation, through Your Excellency, has been brought from the error of Arian h …
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. 599 · score 0.01
Gregory to Constantius, Bishop of Milan. Maximus, the interloper in the Church of Salona, having failed to accomplish anything through the greater powers of the world, has now turned to lesser ones. Through an excess of appeals and by citing his own good works, he is trying to prevail upon us. Given the circumstances, …
gregory_great · c. 595 · score 0.01
Gregory to the Emperor Maurice. Amid the cares of warfare and the innumerable anxieties which you sustain in your tireless zeal for the governance of the Christian empire, it gives me great joy along with the whole world that your Piety ever keeps watch over the custody of the faith by which the empire of our lords shi …
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. 601 · score 0.01
Gregory to Desiderius, Bishop in Gaul. So many good things had been reported to us about your pursuits that great joy arose in my heart, and I could not bring myself to refuse what your Fraternity had requested. But then I received news I cannot even mention without shame: your Fraternity has been teaching grammar to c …