Letter 9206

From: Pope Gregory I To: Savinianus, Bishop of Callipolis Date: ~599 AD Context: Gregory urges Savinianus not to let men of the castle of Callipolis, which belongs to the Roman church, suffer neglect Brother, the people of the castle of Callipolis live on land that belongs to the Roman church, and their pastoral and material welfare is therefore a concern of this see as much as of yours. I am asking you not to neglect them. The fact that they live on church land does not make them less in need of the sacraments, the pastoral care, and the practical support that their bishop owes them. Visit them regularly, ensure they have access to clergy, and do not treat them as a burden simply because their situation is complicated. Every soul there matters as much as any in your cathedral city.

Indicatum nobiB est, qnod bomineB Callipolitani caBtri, in quo te propitiaote Domino* coQStituimuB Bacerdotem, gravibus diverBorum moIestiiB'' afHigantur atque in longinquis angariis multisque diBpendiiB conterantur. Hortamur ergo fraternitatem tuam, ut, quia et locua ipso nostrae, sicut cunctiB notum est, ecclesiae esee dinoscitur, Bollicitudinem tuam rectae defensionb zelo succendas eoeque non permittas inlicitis" praegravari^, quia et cxemplsria tibi privilegiorum ecclesiae dc scrinio noetro ad hoc fecimuB dari, quatcnus informatus ex omnibua, qualiter habitatoree loci illius defensare valeaB, noa igDorcB. VolumuB ctiam, ut masBae ipsius Callipolitantifl ' homincB sub sollicitudinis tuae cura a futura tertia indicdone habere debeas atque de eomm relevandiB moIestiiB eBso cautiseimus; et adhibita Bollicitudinis cura uniuBCuinsque* vircB, quid' praeetare dc Bua penmone ecclesiae utilitatibus valeant, caute cognoscere ac" secundum vires suaa ad persolvendum quemquc disponere^. De qua ordinatione fratemitas tua suptiliter facta Dotitia, quid dare ipsi hominea totius'' Callipolitanae masaae possunt, indicare non differas, ut eciamns, quid exinde disponere auxiliante Domino yaleamus. Ad Sergium vero defeneorem' praecopta direximus', ut in hac tibi^ ro non solum non audeat esse con- trariuB, eed vobis magis ubi valuerit solacia summinietret'.