Letter XXIV, from Ennodius of Pavia to Pope Symmachus
Ennodius to Symmachus. He Who Recommends Pilgrims to the Father of All Does Not Ask in Vain He does not ask ineffectively, who recommends pilgrims to the Father of all. A general assertion is owed to the noble, especially among those who bestow benefits even on the unasked. If Your Crown shall worthily receive the […]
Letter XXIII, from Ennodius of Pavia to Pope Symmachus
Ennodius to Symmachus. The Sole Path Is the Consolation of Your Apostolate, Which Heals the Foreign He provides a necessary thing, who recommends pilgrims and orphans to the Father of all. The sole path is the consolation of Your Apostolate, which heals the foreign. Far be it for me to say that the afflicted have […]
Letter XXII, from Ennodius of Pavia to Pope Symmachus
Ennodius to Pope Symmachus. Chapter I: While the Apostolic See Is Moderated by the Care of Symmachus’s Crown and the Summit of the Heavenly Empire Is Governed; Ennodius Recalls His Past Services While the Apostolic See is moderated by the care of Your Crown, and the summit of the heavenly empire is governed [by you], […]
Letter XXI, from Ennodius of Pavia to Pope Symmachus
Ennodius to Pope Symmachus. Ennodius Commends the Sons of Laurentius the Sublime: Paternal Solicitude Strives Beyond What Personal Merit Provides Although the probity of the sublime man Laurentius stands by him for the recommendation of [his children, those] pledges, and his paternal prudence pursues the cause of his offspring, nevertheless with parental solicitude he advances […]
Letter XX, from Ennodius of Pavia to Pope Symmachus
Ennodius to Pope Symmachus. Ennodius Gives Thanks for His Apostolic Promotion and Recalls Symmachus’s Promise on Behalf of Marius’s Heirs You have promoted me to the point of boldness by Your apostolic regard: the confidence granted has become the mother of audacity. But let him who thinks me ignorant of humility test me as obedient […]
Letter XIX, from Ennodius of Pavia to Pope Symmachus
Ennodius to the Lord Pope. The Ever-Watchful Care of the Apostolic See Attends to the Obedient as Though Face-to-Face; The Bishop’s Letters Will Reveal His Judgment on the Directed Legation The ever-watchful care of Your Beatitude attends to those who are obedient — as though they were placed face-to-face — wherever they are situated, and […]
Letter XVIII, from Ennodius of Pavia to Pope Symmachus
Ennodius to the Pope. Heavenly Providence Arranges the Usefulness of Those Who Follow; The Adversaries of the Apostolic See Have Learned by Whose Championing They Are Conquered The heavenly care arranges the usefulness of those who follow [it]: with good auspices, gifts are bestowed on those who deserve well of God. The supernal dispensation furnishes […]
Letter XVII, from King Sigismund of the Burgundians to Pope Symmachus
To Pope Symmachus. Chapter I: Sigismund Acknowledges the Sacred Relics Received Through the Deacon Julianus and Requests the Patronage of the Saints from the Apostolic Fountain While You enriched our Gaul with the spiritual reward of sacred pledges of relics through me, I do not presume to deny the petitioners; therefore it is necessary that […]
Letter VI, from Pope Anastasius II to the Bishops of Gaul
To the most beloved brothers, all the bishops established throughout Gaul, Anastasius pope. Chapter I: The Communion of Catholic Bishops; The Heresy Reported by Aeonius of Arles 1. Good and pleasant is the Davidic word: For brethren to dwell together in unity (Ps. 132:1). For although spaces of lands separate us in distance, yet by […]
Letter V, Libellus from the Alexandrian Apocrisiarii to the Roman Legation
To the most glorious and most excellent patrician Festus, and to the venerable bishops Cresconius and Germanus, sent from the city of Rome together with his power in legation to the most clement and Christ-loving Emperor Anastasius — Dioscorus presbyter of the venerable church of Alexandria, and Chaeremon lector, serving as the apocrisiarii of the […]
Letter III, from Pope Anastasius II to Laurentius, Bishop of Lychnidos
Anastasius, bishop, to Laurentius of Lychnidos. Chapter I: The Eastern Reception of Felix III’s Letter on Acacius; The Roman Custom of Sending the Formula of Faith 1. In the lengthy letter of your charity you have filled Us with great joy in the part where you say that, when the letter of Our predecessor concerning […]
Letter CXLIX, from Pope Leo to Basil, Bishop of Antioch
Leo to Basil, bishop of Antioch. Chapter I: Leo Admonishes Basil Concerning the Alexandrian Crisis, and Urges Steadfast Resistance to the Eutychians We should indeed have learned of your charity’s ordination in the proper ecclesiastical manner, whether through your own account or that of our provincial brothers the bishops. But since there was no lack […]
Letter CXXXIII, from Bishop Proterius of Alexandria to Pope Leo
Proterius, bishop of Alexandria, to the most holy and most blessed Pope Leo, bishop of Rome, most dilectissimus fellow priest and fellow bishop, greetings in the Lord. Chapter I: Proterius Reports That He Has Investigated Leo’s Paschal Inquiry With Diligence, Drawing on the Theophilean Laterculo The most pious and most faithful emperor Marcian has made […]
Letter CXXXII, from Bishop Anatolius of Constantinople to Pope Leo
Anatolius, bishop of Constantinople, to the most holy and blessed fellow bishop, Pope Leo, greetings in the Lord. Chapter I: Anatolius Reports Immediate Compliance With Leo’s Letters, and Expresses His Desire to Obey Leo’s Commands in All Things I had hoped that all the comfort and support required by a life filled with labors and […]
Letter CI, from Bishop Anatolius of Constantinople to Pope Leo
To the most holy and most blessed father and fellow minister, archbishop of ancient Rome, Leo: Anatolius, in the Lord, greetings. Chapter I: Anatolius Reports That the Proceedings Have Been Sent to Rome and Praises Leo’s Solicitude for the Faith The zeal of your holiness for piety, and your solicitude for the right faith — […]
Letter XCIX, from Bishop Ravennium and Other Gallic Bishops to Pope Leo
To the truly holy lord, and venerable pope Leo with apostolic honor most blessed in Christ: from Ravennium, Rusticus, Venerius, Constantianus, Maximus, Armentarius, Florus, Sabinus, Valerianus, Constantius, Nectarius, Maximus, Asclepius, Maximus, Ursus, Ingenuus, Justus, Valerius, Superventor, Chrysaphius, Fonteius, Petronius, Idatius, Ætherius, Eulalius, Eustathius, Fraternus, Victurus, Eugenius, Hilarus, Verus, Amandus, Gerontius, Proculeianus, Julianus, Helladius, Armentarius, Honoratus, […]
Letter XCVIII, from the Chalcedon Synod to Pope Leo
The holy, great, and universal Synod, gathered by the grace of God and the sanction of our most pious and Christ-loving emperors in Chalcedon, metropolis of the province of Bithynia, to the most holy and most blessed Leo, Archbishop of the Romans. Chapter I: The Synod Declares Leo Established as the Interpreter of the Voice […]
Letter XCVII, from Bishop Eusebius of Milan to Pope Leo
To the holy and most blessed Father Leo, Eusebius, bishop of Milan. Chapter I: Eusebius Rejoices at the Legates’ Return and Acknowledges That God Has Placed Leo as Bishop in the See of His Apostle With the Lord’s favor, our brothers have returned — those whom your provident Beatitude diligently sent to the East for […]
Letter LXXXVIII, from Pope Leo to Bishop Paschasinus of Lilybaeum
Leo, bishop, to Paschasinus, bishop of Lilybaeum. Chapter I: The Tome Sent to Instruct Paschasinus as Legate; The Eutychian Error Refuted Though I do not doubt that your brotherhood fully knows the origins of all the scandals stirred in the Eastern churches concerning the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, lest anything escape your solicitude, […]
Letter LXVIII, from Bishops Ceretius, Salonius, and Veranus to Pope Leo
To the holy lord, most blessed father, and pope most worthy of the Apostolic See, Leo — Ceretius, Salonius, and Veranus. Chapter I: Thanks for the Tome; Its Doctrine Celebrated Throughout All the Churches; The Primacy of the Apostolic See Established Where the Apostolic Spirit’s Oracles Still Resound Having reviewed the letter of your beatitude […]
