Resultados25 letters/passages
gregory_great · c. 598 · score 0.02
Gregory to Quertinus, ex-prefect. I have been asked to intervene on behalf of Bonitus in his effort to obtain a prefecture. I must be honest with you about why I cannot do this. The apostolic see does not seek to place particular individuals in positions of civil power through papal influence. This would be an inapprop …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.02
I am asking you to convey a firm message to Leontius, the former consul: he is not to make any unilateral decisions or dispositions concerning the islands without prior consultation with this see. The islands in question fall within the patrimony and pastoral jurisdiction of the Roman church, and no secular authority — …
gregory_great · c. 599 · score 0.02
I am writing to you with a warning that I intend to follow through on if necessary: if you do not comply with the legitimate authority of the primate of Prima Justiniana in the matters he has brought to your attention, you will face formal correction from this see. The primate's authority is real and binding in matters …
gregory_great · c. 595 · score 0.02
The men who bring you this letter are sent by Maurentius, the master of soldiers [magister militum], for purposes he has explained to them. They are known to me as trustworthy, and I ask you to receive them well and to assist them in whatever business they have with you. A smooth working relationship between this offic …
gregory_great · c. 597 · score 0.02
Your appointment to oversee the poor table and the administration of the diaconia is now confirmed. This is a charge of the highest spiritual seriousness — the hungry who come to that table are the Lord Christ himself in disguise, and every loaf distributed in his name is an act of worship. I have granted you the neces …
gregory_great · c. 595 · score 0.02
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. 594 · score 0.01
Since the city of Aufinum has been recovered, with God's help, and since great care must be taken for its church, especially since Hospoton, the master of soldiers in Italy, has sought our help in this matter, we have taken care to send this present letter to your fraternity so that you may go there as visitor. You mus …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
The case involving John the bishop requires your personal attention. I want you to treat this as if you yourself were the judge — gather the facts, hear all sides, and apply proper judgment. I have confidence in your ability to do this fairly. Do not let anyone's status or connections influence your assessment of the e …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
My brother Maximus, I must address something that has caused repeated difficulties: your representatives have been presenting themselves at this see and speaking on your behalf in ways that I can no longer simply accept at face value. There have been too many instances where what they claimed to represent was not what …
gregory_great · c. 600 · score 0.01
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. 598 · score 0.01
… judgment, when he sees that he is prohibited from having soldiers because of an imperial decree? I ask you, as one close to the emperor: present this letter to him. Urge him to revoke this law, by which the path to God is closed to many. For what is the value of an empire over this world if it stands as an obstacle to …
gregory_great · c. 597 · score 0.01
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. 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. 599 · score 0.01
Your experience is mindful of what kind of oath you swore at the most sacred body of blessed Peter the apostle; from which we too, being assured, committed the cause of investigation in the patrimony of the Syracusan region to you. It is therefore fitting that you always keep before your eyes your faith and the fear of …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
I am directing you to ensure that the agents and administrators of the Roman church do not trouble or disturb Hereditas, a woman of good standing, in the management of her affairs. It has come to my attention that some of our own people have been acting in ways that amount to harassment, and this is not acceptable. The …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.01
The needs of the churches demand our unceasing attention, and the affairs you have brought before us require a prompt response. We have considered the question you raised about the monastery that claims exemption from episcopal jurisdiction. The ancient canons establish clearly that monasteries, while enjoying certain …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
Gregory to Romanus the defender, Anthemius the subdeacon, and Savinus the subdeacon. What we ought willingly to bestow, we cannot deny when asked. And therefore, since our glorious son Romanus, the former praetor, has wished to commend his properties and the men who are in those parts to your experience, we command you …
gregory_great · c. 593 · score 0.01
I write to you concerning Victor, bishop of Fatianus, whose situation has been brought to my attention. His diocese has, it seems, been subjected to interference — from whose hand I need not specify here, since you will know better than I. What I ask is simple: let the bishop exercise his proper jurisdiction without en …
gregory_great · c. 600 · score 0.01
I need you to locate Adeodatus, who bears this letter, and to look into the matter of a structure he has built on land belonging to the Roman church. I want a full account: what was built, where, under what authority, and what the current state of the matter is. If this was done without proper authorization, the situat …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
It has been brought to our attention that certain handmaids of God from the city of Nola, residing in the Aboritana house, are suffering extreme want of food and clothing. It is fitting that we come to their aid by God's command and relieve their poverty as far as we are able, the Lord granting it. Therefore by this pr …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
Castorius, who serves as chartularius, is well known to me as a man of integrity and competence. He has business to conduct in your area, and I ask you to extend him whatever assistance he requires. Smooth the way for him where you can — men who serve the Church faithfully in administrative roles deserve the support of …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
We have learned that you have been placed in charge of the public patrimony, and we count on your diligence to serve justice honestly. But I must speak plainly: word has reached us that revenues properly belonging to the Roman Church are being concealed or diverted. This cannot be permitted. I urge you in the strongest …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
My beloved brother, I am pleased to grant you the use of the pallium, as has been the ancient custom for bishops of your see in their relationship with Rome. This is not merely a ceremonial honor — it is a sign of the bonds of communion and shared responsibility that link us across the distance between Rome and Vienna. …
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. 593 · score 0.01
I am entrusting you with the visitation of the church of Capua, which is in need of the kind of pastoral oversight that this assignment allows you to provide. Exercise your authority with pastoral care and canonical rigor in equal measure. Assess the condition of the clergy, the faithful, and the material administratio …