The Early Church and Peter's Primacy

Letter of Emperor Justin to Pope Hormisdas

Justin Augustus to Pope Hormisdas It is fitting that the blessings of God, though granted to many, should especially be made known to the supreme pontiffs. Therefore, through this letter, we inform your holiness that, first by the favor of the indivisible Trinity, and then by the will of the most distinguished leaders of our […]

Letter IX: To John, Bishop of Nicopolis

Hormisdas to John, Bishop of Nicopolis, through Pulion: The series of letters you sent and the exposition of your faith, which is in agreement with the judgments of the Apostolic See, have lifted our spirits. Yet, even filled with such joy, we desired to learn more fully what is happening among you through Pulion (Polion), […]

Letter I – From Pope Hormisdas to S. Remigius, the Bishop of Reims.

To our dearest brother Remigius, Hormisdas. Accepting with full fraternal joy the communications which brought us the happy news of your genuine well-being, supported by both bodily and spiritual duties; we deemed it appropriate to express openly this same joy which we feel in our heart. For you exhibit the marks of a supreme pontiff […]

The Early Church and Peter's Primacy