Letter 1518

Isidore of PelusiumUnknown|isidore pelusium
From: Isidore of Pelusium, monk
To: An unnamed person
Date: ~410 AD
Context: Isidore writes on matters of death.

Death is not the end but a transition. The faithful do not mourn without hope. What we call death, God calls promotion.

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