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E06346: A letter of Pope Gregory the Great (Register 3.56) of 593, to Secundinus, bishop of Taormina (Sicily), orders that a baptistry in a monastery dedicated to *Andrew (the Apostle, S00288) in his diocese be closed and the font be replaced by an altar. Written in Latin in Rome.
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posted on 2018-09-11, 00:00 authored by francesPope Gregory the Great, Register of Letters 3.56
Extract from the opening of the letter:
Pridem praecepimus ut de monasterio sancti Andreae quod est super Mascalas baptisterium propter monachorum insolentias debuisset auferri, atque in eodem loco quo fontes sunt altare fundari.
‘Long ago we gave orders that the baptistry should be removed from the monastery of Saint Andrew above Mascalae, because of the insolence of the monks, and that an altar should be built in the same place where the fonts are.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 1, 204-5. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 1 277.
Extract from the opening of the letter:
Pridem praecepimus ut de monasterio sancti Andreae quod est super Mascalas baptisterium propter monachorum insolentias debuisset auferri, atque in eodem loco quo fontes sunt altare fundari.
‘Long ago we gave orders that the baptistry should be removed from the monastery of Saint Andrew above Mascalae, because of the insolence of the monks, and that an altar should be built in the same place where the fonts are.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 1, 204-5. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 1 277.
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Evidence ID
E06346Saint Name
Andrew, the Apostle : S00288Saint Name in Source
AndreasRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - LettersLanguage
- Latin