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E06379: A letter of Pope Gregory the Great (Register 8.17) of 598, to Marinianus, bishop of Ravenna, seeks to regulate the affairs of a monastery dedicated to *John (probably the Baptist, S00020) and *Stephen (the first martyr, S00030) in Classe (the port of Ravenna, northern Italy). Written in Latin in Rome.
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posted on 2018-09-11, 00:00 authored by BryanPope Gregory the Great, Register of Letters 8.17
Extract from the opening of the letter:
Quam sit necessarium monasteriorum quieti prospicere et de eorum perpetua securitate tractare, anteactum uos officium quod in regimine monasterii exhibuistis informat. Et ideo quia monasterium beatorum Iohannis et Stephani, quod in Classitana ciuitate est constitutum, cui communis filius Claudius abbas praeesse dinoscitur, multa a decessoribus uestris praeiudicia atque grauamina pertulisse cognouimus.
‘The previous office that you held in governing a monastery tells us how necessary it is to provide for the tranquillity of monasteries, and to deal with their permanent security. On that, we have learnt that the monastery of Saints John and Stephen, which was established in the city of Classe, and over which our common son, the abbott Claudius, is known to preside, has endured many disadvantages and grievances from your predecessors.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 536. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 514.
Extract from the opening of the letter:
Quam sit necessarium monasteriorum quieti prospicere et de eorum perpetua securitate tractare, anteactum uos officium quod in regimine monasterii exhibuistis informat. Et ideo quia monasterium beatorum Iohannis et Stephani, quod in Classitana ciuitate est constitutum, cui communis filius Claudius abbas praeesse dinoscitur, multa a decessoribus uestris praeiudicia atque grauamina pertulisse cognouimus.
‘The previous office that you held in governing a monastery tells us how necessary it is to provide for the tranquillity of monasteries, and to deal with their permanent security. On that, we have learnt that the monastery of Saints John and Stephen, which was established in the city of Classe, and over which our common son, the abbott Claudius, is known to preside, has endured many disadvantages and grievances from your predecessors.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 536. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 514.
History
Evidence ID
E06379Saint Name
John the Baptist : S00020 Stephen, the First Martyr : S00030 John, the Apostle and Evangelist : S00042Saint Name in Source
Iohannes StephanusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - LettersLanguage
- Latin
