Letter 683: Marcianus, on whose behalf I write, is my fellow citizen, an old friend, no stranger to letters, and he has a son...
Κυρίλλῳ. (361/62)
Μαρκιανὸς, οὗ κηδόμενος ἐπιστέλλω, καὶ πολίτης ἐμὸς
καὶ φίλος ἐκ παλαιοῦ καὶ λόγων οὐκ ἄπειρος, καὶ παῖς αὐτῷ
παρ’ ἡμῖν ἐπιθυμητὴς λόγων.
οὗτος ὁ Μαρκιανὸς ὅτι μέν
σοι καὶ διὰ τῶν πραγμάτων φανεῖται χρηστός, πάνυ πιστεύω·
μετεχέτω δέ τινος καὶ διὰ τὴν πρὸς ἡμᾶς οἰκειότητα τιμῆς,
ἴνα τοῦ μὲν τοῖς αὑτοῦ τρόποις, τοῦ δὲ τοῖς παρ’ ἐμοῦ γράμ-
μασιν ἔχῃ χάριν.
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The priesthood is a sacred trust, not a career.
Though my desire to meet you is warm, and the need of your petitioners is great, yet my illness is invincible. Therefore I am bold to commit my intercession to writing. Have respect to our gray hair, which you have already often reverenced by good actions.