Letter 9025: **From:** Gregory I, Bishop of Rome
To John, bishop of Sorrento, and others. [Summary heading:] That they grant relics to Gregorius, the former prefect, who desires to build a basilica.
Gregory to John, bishop of Sorrento; to Agnellus, bishop of Terracina; to Felix, bishop of Porto; to Fortunatus, bishop of Naples; to Primerius, bishop of Nocera; to Glorious, bishop of Ostia; and to Albinus, bishop of Formia.
Our glorious son Gregorius, the former prefect, requests that there ought to be granted to him relics [sanctuaria] of the blessed martyrs who rest in places within your dioceses, in whose honor he desires to build a basilica at his own expense. And therefore, dearest brothers, it is fitting that you obey the desires of the aforesaid man in accordance with our instruction, so that he may obtain the effect of his devotion in the consecration which he requests. In the month of November, in the second indiction.
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Latin / Greek Original
AD JOANNEM SURRENTINUM EPISCOPUNM, ETC.
Gregorio expreſecto basilicam edificare cupienti
| reliquias (oncedant,
Gregorius Joanui episcopo Surrentino, Agnello
episcopo Terracinensi, Felici episcopo * Portuens),
Fortunato episcopo Neapolis, Primerio episcopo
C Nuceri:e, Glorioso episcopo Þ Ostiensi, * Albino epi-
$copo Formi#. |
Gloriosus filius nosler Gregorius 4 expreſectus
Sancluaria beatorum martyrum in diccesis vestr#
loeis quiescentium $ibi postulat debere concedi, in
quorum honorem basilicam propriis Sumplibus edili-
care desiderat. Et ideo, fratres charissimi, prafati
viri desideriis ex postra vos prieceptione convenit
obedire, ut devotionis Sue in consecratione quam
postulat potiatur effectu. ® Mense Novembri; indie-
tione 2,
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern gregory great retranslated v1.
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**From:** Gregory I, Bishop of Rome