Letter XII, from the Eastern Bishops to Pope Symmachus

The Eastern Church to Symmachus, Bishop of Rome. Chapter I: Christ the Good Shepherd Seeks the Lost Sheep; The Chair of the Prince of the Apostles Christ Entrusted to Your Beatitude That good Lord and lover of mankind, our Lord Jesus Christ, who out of His kindness toward us bowed the heavens and descended to […]

Letter III, from Pope Symmachus to Aeonius, Bishop of Arles

To Our most beloved brother Aeonius, Symmachus. Chapter I: The Vienne Dispute Has Arisen Because Anastasius II’s Ruling Departed from the Older Discipline 1. We have received the letters and directives of Your beloved, brought by Our son Crescentius the presbyter, the intermediary messenger, from which it is established that some struggle has arisen between […]

Letter II, from Pope Symmachus to Aeonius, Bishop of Arles

To Our most beloved brother Aeonius, Symmachus. Chapter I: The Vienne Bishop Obtained a Ruling From Anastasius II by Stealth Procurement; The Case Is to Be Reheard at Rome 1. The report of Your beloved has indeed moved Us, in that it has declared: namely that, contrary to the rules of ecclesiastical order and against […]