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gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.02
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. 590 · score 0.02
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. 590 · score 0.02
Gregory to Peter, Subdeacon. Gregory, servant of God, presbyter and abbot of the monastery of Saint Theodore in the province of Sicily, located in the territory of Palermo, has informed us that tenants of the farm of Fulloniacus -- which belongs to the holy Roman Church -- are attempting to encroach on the boundaries o …
cassiodorus · c. 522 · score 0.02
If your blessedness is called upon in other people's cases to settle quarrels, how much more should a matter be referred to you when you are the interested party? Therefore, let your holiness know that Germanus has come to us with a tearful plea, claiming to be the legitimate son of the late Thomatis and saying that yo …
gregory_great · c. 595 · score 0.02
Gregory to Peter, Bishop of Aleria in Corsica. On the island of Corsica, at the place called Nigeunum, on the property known as Cellae Cupiae belonging to the holy Roman Church over which I serve by God's providence, I have ordered the construction of a church with a baptistery in honor of the blessed Peter, Prince of …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.02
Book I, Letter 18 To Peter the Subdeacon [Gregory's delegate in Sicily]. Gregory to Peter. We have been informed that Marcellus of the church of Baruta, who was assigned penance in the monastery of Saint Adrian in Palermo, is not only lacking food but also suffering from a shortage of clothing. We therefore order you t …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
Book I, Letter 46 To Peter the Subdeacon [Gregory's delegate in Sicily]. Gregory to Peter. God's commands teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Since we are called to love them with this charity, how much more should we help them with material support to relieve their distress, if not fully, then at least in par …
gregory_great · c. 598 · score 0.01
Gregory to Peter, Bishop of Corsica. Your Fraternity's letter brought wonderful news, and I give great thanks to Almighty God for the souls you have been gathering in. Keep pressing forward -- bring this good work to completion with the Lord's help. Regarding those who were once believers but have slipped back into ido …
isidore_pelusium · c. 419 · score 0.01
On the Arians and Eunomians: The heretics are caught unawares by the very arguments they construct, and are brilliantly defeated by the very weapons with which they think they conquer. For if the Son is a creature, then neither is the greater thing accomplished — namely, the creation and governance of all things — for …