Letter 9071
Gregory the Great (Wisigothic)→Unknown|gregory great
**From:** Gregory I, Bishop of Rome
**To:** Chrysanthus, Bishop of Spoleto
**Date:** ~599 AD
**Context:** Addresses matters relating to sanctuaries of Saint Sabinus.
I am writing regarding the sanctuaries associated with Saint Sabinus in your area. These holy places must be properly maintained and administered — their integrity, both physical and spiritual, is a matter of real importance. See to whatever repairs or administrative arrangements are necessary, and ensure that proper respect is shown to these sites. Report to me on the current state of affairs there.
AD CHRYSANTHUM EPISCOPUM SPOLETANUM.
Sanctuaria sancti Savini Valeriano notario Firmano
concedat. |
Gregorius Chrysantho episcopo Spoletano.
Valerianus notarius ecclesiz Firmanz sanctuaria
beati martyris Saviui oblata petione $ibi postulat de-
bere concedi, quatenus in ejus nomine Qg7J ora- c
torium propriis constructum gumptibus pussit $0-
kemniter consecrari. Et ideo, frater-charis-ime, pre-
ſati desideriis ex nostro le mandato convenit vbedire,
ut devotionis 8uz in consecratione quain postulat ,
\ Pvliatur effectu. |
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**From:** Gregory I, Bishop of Rome
**To:** Chrysanthus, Bishop of Spoleto
**Date:** ~599 AD
**Context:** Addresses matters relating to sanctuaries of Saint Sabinus.
I am writing regarding the sanctuaries associated with Saint Sabinus in your area. These holy places must be properly maintained and administered — their integrity, both physical and spiritual, is a matter of real importance. See to whatever repairs or administrative arrangements are necessary, and ensure that proper respect is shown to these sites. Report to me on the current state of affairs there.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.