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E06438: A letter of Pope Gregory the Great (Register 14.2) of 603, to Vitalis, defensor of the papal patrimony in Sardinia, deals with the affairs of a female monastery dedicated to *Hermes (presumably the martyr of Rome buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00404) in Cagliari (Sardinia). 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 14.2
Extract from a letter dealing with a number of different issues in Sardinia:
Causa praeterea de monasterio sancti Hermae, quod in domo Pomponianae religiosae feminae constructum est, quia plus blandimentis quam districtione agenda est, experientia tua apud eandem mulierem cum dulcedine agere studeat [...].
‘Furthemore, in the case of the monastery of Saint Hermes, constructed in the home of the religious lady, Pomponiana, it must be treated with tactfulness rather than with strictness, and so let your Experience be keen to handle that woman with charm ...’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 1067. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 3, 868.
Extract from a letter dealing with a number of different issues in Sardinia:
Causa praeterea de monasterio sancti Hermae, quod in domo Pomponianae religiosae feminae constructum est, quia plus blandimentis quam districtione agenda est, experientia tua apud eandem mulierem cum dulcedine agere studeat [...].
‘Furthemore, in the case of the monastery of Saint Hermes, constructed in the home of the religious lady, Pomponiana, it must be treated with tactfulness rather than with strictness, and so let your Experience be keen to handle that woman with charm ...’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 1067. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 3, 868.
History
Evidence ID
E06438Saint Name
Hermes, martyr of Rome : S00404Saint Name in Source
HermesRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - LettersLanguage
- Latin