Letter 11089

Gregory the Great (Wisigothic)Unknown|gregory great
From: Gregory the Great, Pope, in Rome
To: John, Bishop of Syracuse [Sicily]
Date: ~601 AD
Context: Gregory again writes about the unjust encroachment on Faustus's property.

Gregory to John, bishop of Syracuse.

I am writing to you as well about the unjust encroachment on Faustus's property. The same matter I described to the defender Romanus also requires your attention, as it falls within your diocese.

Use your episcopal authority to support what is right here. The man whose property has been encroached on deserves the church's advocacy as much as anyone else.

Gregory

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.