Letter 4109

From: Pope Gregory I To: Gaudentius, Bishop of Nola Date: ~594 AD Context: Gregory assigns Gaudentius the visitation of the church of Capua I am entrusting you with the visitation of the church of Capua, which is in need of the kind of pastoral oversight that this assignment allows you to provide. Exercise your authority with pastoral care and canonical rigor in equal measure. Assess the condition of the clergy, the faithful, and the material administration of the church. Address what you find that needs addressing. Report to me in full when the visitation is complete. The church of Capua is an important community and deserves thorough attention.

AD GAUDENT!UM EPISCOPUM. Capuence Ecclesic risitationem injungit, Gregorius Gaudentjo episcopo Nolano. Quoniain * Fuscus Capuane Eecclesize episcopus, in Romana civitale positus, de hace lyce migravit, cur# nobis ſuit que upiversis Ecclesiis a nobis im- penditur, ad fraternitatem tuam. prxsentia- scripta dirigere, ut memoratze Ecclesiz visit1tor accedas ; Sic tamen ut nibil de provectionibus clericorum , re- ditu , ornitu , ministeriisque , vel quidquid przfati loci es$e patunerit, Þ a quoquam prasumi paliar's, se( omnem vigilantiam atque cautelam circa clerum plebemque ejusdem Ecelesize exhibere te convenit, ut in vigiliis obsequioque TJ ZZ ecclesiastico $sedulo DB ac devote debeant deservire , quatenus ſratervitgtis luz inslantia atque adhortatione tales $e in servitig divino exhibeant, ut irreprehensibile corum valeat obsequium reperiri. (Crat. dis. 61, c. 19.)