Letter 48
...For if today you could see bishops worthy of the Lord — Exsuperius in Toulouse, Simplicius in Vienne, Amandus in Bordeaux, Diogenianus in Albi, Dynamius in Angouleme, Venerandus in Clermont, Alethius in Cahors, or now Pegasius in Perigueux — however bad things may be in the world, you would see men who are the most worthy guardians of the entire faith and its practice...
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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