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E06395: A letter of Pope Gregory the Great (Register 9.90) of 599, to Sabinus, a subdeacon, mentions a bequest to a church in an unnamed location (but presumably near Rome or in southern Italy), dedicated to *George (soldier and martyr, S00259) by a man who wished to be buried in it. 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 9.90
Extract from a letter concerning a dispute over the will of the excubitor, Comitiolus:
Quia uero comperimus duas uncias substantiae suae praedictum testatorem ecclesiae sancti Georgii, ubi sepeliri uoluit.
‘But, we have also discovered that the same testator left a sixth of his fortune to the church of Saint George, where he wanted to be buried.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 644. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 598.
Extract from a letter concerning a dispute over the will of the excubitor, Comitiolus:
Quia uero comperimus duas uncias substantiae suae praedictum testatorem ecclesiae sancti Georgii, ubi sepeliri uoluit.
‘But, we have also discovered that the same testator left a sixth of his fortune to the church of Saint George, where he wanted to be buried.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 644. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 598.
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Evidence ID
E06395Saint Name
George, soldier and martyr : S00259Saint Name in Source
GeorgiusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - LettersLanguage
- Latin