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simplicius_pope · c. 476 · score 0.02
Simplicius, bishop, to his most beloved brother Acacius. 1. From the letter of your love, which you directed to us through our son Epiphanius, a deacon of proven faith, you set forth at greater length what the most religious men, our sons the priests and archimandrites, together with the monks, had previously written t …
simplicius_pope · c. 480 · score 0.02
Simplicius, bishop, to the Emperor Zeno. 1. I received with joy the letters of your piety concerning the church of Antioch, always worthy of veneration, by which we found that with your innate zeal for the Catholic religion, after the defense of the faith which preserves and guards you, the audacity of impiety and the …
simplicius_pope · c. 469 · score 0.02
Pope Simplicius to Acacius, Bishop of Constantinople. As has been made clear by the report of priests and monks from various monasteries who are serving the Lord, the devil is once more troubling the churches of the Lord: the Catholic bishop of Alexandria has been expelled and a heretic condemned by the universal Churc …
simplicius_pope · c. 479 · score 0.02
Pope Simplicius to Emperor Zeno. Simplicius urges Zeno to expel Peter Mongus from the city of Alexandria. Recently, when certain matters were brought to his attention, he had occasion to write to the emperor on this subject. He insists that Peter Mongus, who was condemned by the orthodox party and by the apostolic see, …
simplicius_pope · c. 476 · score 0.02
4. Rejoicing also at the faith and devotion of the Christian people, we earnestly beseech God, continually praying for their progress and multiplication, that persevering in the fear and love of the Lord, they may merit to be increased in number and fortified by heavenly protection. In this we especially glory and are …
simplicius_pope · c. 482 · score 0.02
Pope Simplicius to Emperor Zeno (482, fragment). A fragment of a letter in which Simplicius addresses the emperor on the increasingly troubled situation in the Eastern churches. He protests against the Henotikon or related measures that are compromising Chalcedonian orthodoxy, urges Zeno to reverse course, and reminds …
simplicius_pope · c. 468 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Acacius, Bishop of Constantinople. so Since our sons illustrious uir Latinus patricius and respectable Madusius for on embassy publiea were being sent, neglegere not potuimus, that every intentione we take care of. proxime for indeed when of the priests and of the monks concerning Timotheo olim ab un …
simplicius_pope · c. 473 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Acacius (on Calendion ordained as Bishop of Antioch). Wounded and deeply affected by the most clement emperor's letter and by the account of the sacrilegious and most calamitous murder that took place at Antioch, Simplicius writes to Acacius. He discusses the ordination of Calendion as the new bishop …
simplicius_pope · c. 470 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to the Priests and Abbots (Archimandrites) at Constantinople. Through Simplicius's beloved son Epiphanius, a praiseworthy man, he received their letters later than they wished, and was greatly troubled to learn that repeated fires of scandal are breaking out within the Church of God in Constantinople, s …
simplicius_pope · c. 480 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Acacius, Bishop of Constantinople (October). Simplicius writes to Acacius urging him once more to act before the emperor in defense of the Chalcedonian decrees. He expresses alarm at reports of renewed Monophysite activity in the Eastern churches and presses Acacius to ensure that no condemned person …
simplicius_pope · c. 478 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Emperor Zeno (October). Simplicius writes to the emperor urging him to act so that the statutes of the Council of Chalcedon are preserved inviolate. He commends the emperor's imperial zeal for the Catholic faith and presses him to resist all those who seek to undermine the Chalcedonian settlement, wh …
simplicius_pope · c. 468 · score 0.01
We have received through the presbyter and the deacon whom your love sent the report concerning the affairs of the church of Alexandria, and the distressing events that have unfolded there fill us with the deepest sorrow. For we have learned that after the death of the catholic bishop Timothy, the heretical Peter has b …
simplicius_pope · c. 471 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Emperor Zeno (through Petrus, a distinguished man and count of the noble lady Placidia). Long ago, when the glorious triumph of Zeno's reign was extended in the Lord to the rejoicing of the universal Church, Simplicius recalls having sent letters expressing his joy. Now, amid universal gratitude for …
simplicius_pope · c. 472 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Emperor Zeno. When recently the brother and fellow-bishop of Simplicius's humbleness came to the city, various parties seeking to exploit the peace of the Church for factional purposes presented themselves. Simplicius addresses the dangerous situation in Alexandria where Timothy Aelurus and his suppo …
simplicius_pope · c. 470 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Acacius, Bishop of Constantinople. How effective the perseverance of those who make supplication to the Lord is, and with what joyful result the effort that is expended in sincere devotion to the defense of the faith bears fruit — this is made plain by the letter of Acacius's beloved self. For after …
simplicius_pope · c. 472 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Emperor Zeno (on the church of Antioch). Simplicius receives with great joy the emperor's letters, in which he learns of Zeno's inborn zeal for the Catholic faith and of the curbing of impiety and crimes committed at Antioch. He exults that the emperor has the spirit of a most faithful priest and rul …
simplicius_pope · c. 477 · score 0.01
Acacius of Constantinople to Pope Simplicius (before March 478). He reports that Timothy Aelurus has died, that Peter Mongus has fled, and that Timothy Salophaciolus has been restored to the see of Alexandria, offering the happiest hope for the correction of those who had been led astray; and that nothing is being omit …
simplicius_pope · c. 472 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Acacius, Bishop of Constantinople. Simplicius had recently informed Acacius by letter of their shared joy that Timothy, the Catholic bishop of the church of Alexandria — who had been expelled by the heretic — has been restored. He now writes again to reinforce this good news and to urge Acacius to co …
simplicius_pope · c. 476 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Acacius, Bishop of Constantinople (July). Simplicius asks Acacius to act in his own name before the emperor so that the statutes decreed at the Council of Chalcedon are not in any way violated. He urges Acacius to use his position at Constantinople to resist imperial pressure that would compromise th …
simplicius_pope · c. 482 · score 0.01
Pope Simplicius to Acacius, Bishop of Constantinople (6 November). Simplicius rebukes Acacius sharply for his conduct. This letter belongs to the later phase of their relationship when Acacius was moving toward accommodation with the Monophysite party. The pope reprimands him for actions that violate the Chalcedonian s …
simplicius_pope · c. 470 · score 0.01
The report that has reached us concerning the church of Antioch has moved us to great sorrow, for we have learned that after the expulsion of the catholic bishop, a certain person of suspect faith has been installed in that venerable see. Since the apostolic see bears responsibility for all the churches and especially …
simplicius_pope · c. 476 · score 0.01
The continual reports that reach us from the East concerning the disturbance of the churches cause us the greatest anxiety, since the care of all the churches has been placed upon us by divine commission. We have learned that certain persons, emboldened by the negligence of some and the connivance of others, are workin …
simplicius_pope · c. 482 · score 0.01
Simplicius, bishop, to Acacius, bishop of Constantinople. Sent through Uranius. 1. We are equally amazed and grieved that the care of love and faith has been so dissembled in the mind of your love: that while the most Christian emperor, moved by the instinct of piety and religion, sent faithful and diligent intermediar …
simplicius_pope · c. 483 · score 0.01
The heretical faction, emboldened by the support it has received from certain quarters, grows more audacious with each passing day, and if it is not checked now, the consequences for the Church will be incalculable. We therefore call upon all bishops to exercise the utmost vigilance in their dioceses, to root out every …
simplicius_pope · c. 476 · score 0.01
In this matter neither our prayers before the most religious emperor, nor the representations of your love, nor the entreaty of so many of our brethren the priests who we find have come to Constantinople, nor the supplication of the monks, need labor. For whatever pertains to the integrity of the Catholic faith, in whi …