Letter IV (Commonitorium), from Pope Gelasius to Faustus, Master of Offices, Serving as Legate at Constantinople
Gelasius to Faustus, Master of Offices, serving as legate at Constantinople. The Greeks Will Persist in Obstinacy; The Emperor Was Not Condemned in Religion I too have perceived in my mind that the Greeks will persist in their obstinacy, and that there is no one to whom the unexpected hostility of the Emperor Anastasius against […]
Letter III, from Pope Gelasius to the Bishops of Dardania
Gelasius, bishop, to his most beloved brothers, all the bishops established throughout Dardania. Announcement of Election; The Commission of the Apostolic See Cannot Be Delayed Now that it is at last possible to draw breath from the storms of continual wars which have ceaselessly afflicted those provinces and these times, We have thought it right […]
Rescript of the Bishops of Dardania to Pope Gelasius
To the holy apostolic lord and most blessed father of fathers, Gelasius, Pope of the city of Rome, the humble bishops of Dardania. The Bishops Receive Gelasius’s Commands with Devotion and Give Thanks for His Pastoral Admonition We have received with fitting devotion the most salutary precepts of Your Apostleship, delivered by Trypho, a religious […]
Decrees on Ecclesiastical Discipline and Practices
Decree I Those Assigned to Penitence in a Monastery Shall Not Be Ordained as Priests. If someone who voluntarily seeks penitence, even if perfectly conducted, cannot be ordained as a bishop or priest, so that even if ordained through ignorance and later found to have accepted penitence, he should be deposed, then how can someone […]
Letter LXXII To the Same
Hormisdas to Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantinople, It would have been proper for your fraternity, in consideration of divine judgment and our charity, to admit our brothers and fellow bishops Elias, Thomas, and Nicostratus, without delay, to the divine mysteries after we have received them into communion with us, and to restore them to their churches, […]
Letter Euphemia Augusta to Hormisdas
Euphemia Augusta to Pope Hormisdas, I received the letters of your blessedness with a grateful and joyful heart. For whose words would not be received with the most willing ears, given that not only the authority of the Apostolic See exalts you, but also the integrity of your life and your diligent commitment to the […]
Letter LIX to Justinian
Hormisdas to the illustrious Justinian. We acknowledge your zeal for ecclesiastical peace and for condemning the errors of heretical strife by the very results you have achieved. Without doubt, a great and immense reward awaits you for this work. Hence, whatever we have deemed necessary for the firmness of the canons and the reverence of […]
Letter XL To Anastasia and Palmatius
Hormisda to Anastasia and Palmatius The effort of good will is always accompanied by the effect of divine prosperity. By the providence of our God, the opportunity of time has been given in which you should strive for the reward of your faith. Trusting first in heavenly mercy and then in the conscience of the […]
