Letter 9096: Gregory to Marinianus, bishop of Ravenna.
AD MARINIANUM RAVENSATEWN EPISCOPUM.
Eosdem commendat quos supra.
Gregorius Mariniano episcope Ravenne.
Latores presentium ad nos de Isiriz partibus ve-
njentes, unilali $6 Ecclesiz $ubdi, auxiliante Do-
wino, Cupieruut. Quos pro sui laude desiderii cum
alſectu 8uscepimus, eosque, * de conversatione ade-
plz unilalis premissa exbortatlione, noslre quoque,
sicut eorum desiderium erat , Ecclesiz Þ ſecimus
wilitare, Quos ſralernitas vestra gralanter excipial,
dum directa pelitio, et latorum prasentium, respon-
salinm vestrorum s8alubria postulantium letificavit
adventus, per quos Signiſicastis vos et devios repro-
bare gressus errantium, et rectum salutis iter quz-
rere, per quod, ynilati vos sancte. Ecclesiz reſor-
man1ies, ad reiributionem bene operantium, © qui in-
tra ejus sinum consiiiuti Sunt, debitam tenderetis.
Unde sic laudabilem vesir2que in #ternum anime
proſuturam voluntatem vesiram cum omni gaudio
8umus libenter amplexi; hoc cum Domini auxilio di-
Sponentes, ut $i quidem episcopus quem vobis in
vestra reſormari petiveratis Ecclesia, a schismatico-
rum lapsu $e. 8egregans, Ecclesiz voluerit unitati
eonjungi, fratri et coepiscopo nostro Mariniano evi-
eisque opem,. ut exegerint, libenter impendat; qua= C enter scripsimus qualiter petitionem vestram ex
lenus ad propria revertentes © nullis in bono operis
$vi perversorum inquietudinibus ſaligeatur. Magis
autem apud excellenti:simum filium- nos{rum exar-
chum id studiosius peragite, ut suvis illos jus8ionibas
apud eos quorum illic interest securos in omnibus
reddat, ut bhorum quieie aliurum quogue adhuc in
Schismale posilorum animi ad conversionis gratiam
provocentur.
EPISTOLA XCVI1,
AD HABITATORES INSULE CAPREE.
bratuaaluy de imperturbato ecclesiastice unitatis amore.
Hariniuno mundatum de constiluendo illis episcopo
schismatiis inimico.
Gregorius habitatoribus * Capres insule Istriz
provincie consistentibus. : |
Iribus Vatie. legitur noscimur militasse ; procul du-
io pro noscimus, uti habet Corb. In Rhem., Ecele-
re noscimus permisisse militasse. In Vatic. D, Eecle-
au noscilur permillere milttasse, Sed corrupte. -%
"Veieres Ed., nuilis (ut boni operis Sui iteant)
errersorum, elc., quibus favet Vatic. A. In recent.
ulgatis, nullis, ut bonum operis 8 peragere valeant,
perrersorum. Lectionem nostram exhibent Turon.,
Corb. tres Vatic., elc. ln nonnullis tamen, pro in
noslra auctoritate debeat confirmare. Sin vero, quod
opiandum nobis non est, ab illorum $e noluerit
schismate separare, idem quomodo vestra Kcelesia
proprium habere valeat sacerdotem, predicto fratri
et coepiscopo nostro scripsimus ; quatehus in utro-
que et pia mentis vesirz devolo sortiatur effectum,
et grex dominicus contra insidiantis inimici jacola
Sit gecurus.
Related Letters
Gregory to Marinianus, Bishop of Ravenna. We find from the information given in your Fraternity's letter that the sons of the Church of Cornelium are continually supplicating you to consecrate a bishop for them in place of their former bishop who has lapsed, and that you are in doubt as to what should be done in the matter, and await our plain c...
Gregory to Marinianus, bishop of Ravenna.
What is to be done in the case of Maximus you have learned from the letters which we have before sent to you. But, since we have ascertained from the report of our Chartulary Castorius, the bearer of these presents, what is the wish, or rather the request, of your Fraternity in this matter, therefore if the said Maximus, in the presence of you a...
Gregory to Marinianus, Bishop of Ravenna. We have received by the deacon Virgilius the letter of your Fraternity, in which you inform us that certain of the clergy and people have cried out that it is contrary to the laws and canons that the cause between your Church and the abbot Claudius should be examined and decided here. But, had they paid ...
Gregory to Marinianus, Bishop of Ravenna. As unjust demands should not be conceded, so the petition of such as desire what is lawful ought not to be set aside. Now your Fraternity's presbyters, deacons and clergy have presented to us a petition complaining that the late John, your predecessor, made a will burdening his Church with various bequests.