Symmachus (Pope)

Symmachus Papa

pope|450–514|Rome
21
Letters sent
2
Letters received
23
Total letters
7
Correspondents

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All letters (23)

To Aeoniusc. 498

Symmachus, bishop, to the most beloved brother Aeonius, archbishop of Arles.

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To Aeoniusc. 499

Symmachus, bishop, to our brother Aeonius.

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To Avitusc. 499

Symmachus, bishop, to the most holy brother Avitus.

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To Symmachusc. 502

Ennodius, bishop, to the most holy Pope Symmachus.

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To Symmachusc. 502

To the most holy and apostolic Bishop Symmachus, John the deacon presents his petition.

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To Symmachusc. 503

On the extinction of the schism that so darkened the recent years, I cannot express my relief adequately in prose,...

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To Emperor Anastasius of Constantinoplec. 504

Symmachus, bishop, to the most pious Emperor Anastasius.

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To The bishops of Gaulc. 505

Symmachus, bishop, to the beloved bishops of the Gallic churches.

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To Caesariusc. 506

Symmachus, bishop, to our most beloved brother Caesarius, bishop of Arles.

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To Symmachusc. 507

Sigismund, king, to the most holy Pope Symmachus.

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From Ennodius of Paviac. 507

Ennodius, bishop, to the most holy Pope Symmachus.

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To Symmachusc. 508

I write to report and to commend myself to your pastoral care, as I try to do regularly when the press of other...

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To Symmachusc. 509

I want to report on the mission you entrusted to me, which I have now completed and which had, I think, a reasonable...

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To Symmachusc. 510

The generosity that distinguishes your pontificate has been felt throughout the church, and I want to acknowledge it...

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To Symmachusc. 510

There are several young men from good families who are currently in Rome pursuing the studies that the city still...

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To Symmachusc. 511

I write to recall to your memory certain of my connections, and to commend to your paternal care a young man of...

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To Symmachusc. 512

A young man of good birth and genuine promise is going to Rome to study, and I cannot let him go without a letter to...

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To Symmachusc. 513

The young man I am commending this time is the sublimest of adolescents, and I say this not as empty praise — you...

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From Ennodius of Paviac. 513

One does not petition ineffectively who commends strangers to the father of all.

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