Letter IX, from Pope Hilarius to Leontius
Hilarus, bishop, to his most beloved brother Leontius. How Mamertus, bishop of Vienne, has in coming forward transgressed the constitutions of the Apostolic See and exceeded priestly moderation, We have learned from your charity’s report — and on hearing such things, We marveled, wondering how We might bring forward a fitting judgment according to the […]
Letter VIII, from Pope Hilarius to the Bishops of Various Provinces of Gaul
Hilarus, bishop, to his most beloved brothers, the bishops of the provinces of Vienne, Lyons, Narbonensis Prima and Secunda, and the Pennine Alps. Although the extent and character of the wrongs long committed in the churches of Narbonne and Béziers are not hidden from your charity, and the improbity of presumption which has come all […]
Letter VII, from Pope Hilarius to Leontius
Hilarus, pope, to his most beloved brother Leontius. We are astonished that your brotherhood is so forgetful of the Catholic law that, as to iniquitous things done contrary to the statutes of our Fathers in the province which belongs to your metropolitan authority, — if you yourself either will not or cannot act — you […]
Letter VI, from Pope Hilarius to Leontius
Hilarus, pope, to his most beloved brother Leontius. To Our affection — which abounds toward the Gallican Churches and all the Lord’s priests in them, even those placed in the lower ranks — much increase has been added by the fact that the content of your address was delivered to Us through the illustrious man […]
Letter, from Leontius, Bishop of Arles, to Pope Hilarius
Letter of Leontius, bishop of Arles, to Pope Hilarius. That death has taken away your most holy predecessor Leo — who kept watch against heresies and uprooted the tares that were sprouting all too thickly, alas, in the Lord’s field — we grieve; that he has repaired the loss through Your Holiness, we rejoice. For […]
Letter V, from Pope Hilarius to Leontius, Bishop of Arles
Hilarus, bishop, to his most beloved brother Leontius. How much reverence — in the Spirit of God, who indwells the priests subject to Him — is owed to the blessed Apostle Peter and to his See, I judge to be known to all who hold the incorrupt guardianship of paternal traditions. Since therefore We wish […]
Letter IV, from Pope Hilarius to Leontius, Veranus, and Victurus, Bishops
Hilarus, pope, to his most beloved brothers Leontius, Veranus, and Victurus, bishops. We are moved by the rationale of justice — which, though it ought to be guarded by all who hold right views, is especially not to be negligently ignored by the priests of the Lord, by whose institutions the rest are to be […]
Letter III, from Pope Hilarius to Ascanius, Bishop of Tarraconensis
Hilarus, bishop, to his most beloved brother Ascanius. We must be mindful of the divine grace which, through the mercy of its favor, raised Us to the summit of the priestly office for this purpose: that, adhering to its commands and established as watchmen of its priesthood, We may prohibit what is illicit and teach […]
Letter II, from Pope Hilarius to Ascanius and the Bishops of Tarraconensis
Hilarus, bishop, to Ascanius and all the bishops of the province of Tarraconensis. After We received the letters of your charity, in which you sought to curb the presumptions of Bishop Silvanus of the Church of Calaguris, and again asked that the wholly illicit desires of the people of Barcinona be confirmed: letters were also […]
Letter I, from Pope Hilarius to the Bishops of Tarraconensis – Synodal Decree
Hilarius, pope, to the bishops of Tarraconensis. Concerning the synodal decree. In the consulship of Flavius Basiliscus and Hermericus, most illustrious men. Chapter I: The Decrees of the Apostolic See, Like the Divine Constitutions, May Not Be Violated; The Fault for Transgressions Falls on the Chief Priest Since the devout assembly, gathered by the Holy […]
Acts of the Second Roman Council under Pope Gelasius I (13 May 495), at which Misenus of Cumae was Absolved
The Second Roman Council, in which Misenus is absolved by Gelasius and fifty-five bishops, in the year of the Lord 495, on the third day before the Ides of May. Convocation With Pope Gelasius, a man worthy of veneration, presiding in the synod, together with Bonifacius, Maximinus, Epiphanius, Basilius, Vitalis, Clarus, Irenæus, Decius, Asellus, Euplus, […]
The Decretum Gelasianum: The Council of Rome (494) on the Books to Be Received and Not Received by the Catholic Church
Some Concerning the Councils Celebrated under Gelasius — The First Roman Council, in which by seventy bishops the sacred and authentic books were distinguished from the apocrypha, under Gelasius, in the year of the Lord 494, in the consulship of Asterius and Praesidius. Editorial Preface — On the Council’s Purpose (Severinus Binius) The note that […]
Letter XV, from Pope Gelasius to Rusticus, Bishop of Lyon
Pope Gelasius narrates what assistance he has received from Rusticus, bishop of Lyon, and how great the persecutions are which he sustains from Acacius. From the papers of the Reverend Father Hieronymus Vignerius. To his most beloved brother Rusticus, Gelasius. Amid the whirlwinds of impending evils and the afflictions of various trials by which we […]
The Constituta of Pope Gelasius I, Which the Bishops Receive at Their Ordination
The Constituta of Pope Gelasius, which the bishops receive at their ordination; in which, among other matters, the ordinations of Africans are prohibited — taken from the Diurnum Pontificum and from other manuscript codices worthy of trust. Pope [name], to the clergy, order, and people residing in [name of city], dearly beloved sons, greetings in […]
The Tractate of Pope Gelasius Against Andromachus
Pope Gelasius I, Against Andromachus the Senator and the Other Romans Who Resolved to Practice the Lupercalia According to the Old Custom. He condemns the superstitious celebration of the Lupercalia, and proves that the misfortunes of Rome have come about not from the discontinuance of the Lupercalia, but from her own crimes. Chapter I: That […]
The Tome of Pope Gelasius On the Bond of Anathema
The Tome of Pope Gelasius On the Bond of Anathema. That the Acts of the Council of Chalcedon are valid only to the extent that the Apostolic See has approved them; that the things established against Acacius are just; and that Peter of Alexandria could only have been absolved by the Apostolic See. Chapter I: […]
Letter XV, from Pope Gelasius to the Eastern Bishops
To His Most Beloved Brothers, All the Eastern Bishops, Gelasius. Chapter I: The Eastern Bishops Should Have Recognized Petrus the Antiochene as Heretic and Refused His Communion What then about these wise men, with their sharp minds searching out the inner workings of all religion, established in the parts of the East — if they […]
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 bis, from Pope Gelasius to Natalis the Abbot
Gelasius, bishop, to his most beloved son Natalis the abbot. The Vicars of Peter’s See Are Debtors to All Churches Although by the divinely instituted governance of the blessed Apostle Peter — by which the vicars of his see are debtors to all churches — We are delivering fitting writings to our brothers and fellow […]
Letter I, from Pope Gelasius to Euphemius, Bishop of Constantinople
Gelasius to his most beloved brother Euphemius. The First See Is Not Required to Report to Those Over Whom It Has Been Delegated to Preside What we fully desire, and wish to be established by a sincere restoration of faith and Catholic communion, your charity asserts — namely, that hearing alone does not suffice for […]
