Letter 9009: Ad Droctoveum abbatem
XI
To Abbot Droctoveus
Man worthy of reverence, holy in your merits and to be honored in your dignity, Droctoveus, to me ever a father in love, you who, from among the disciples of Germanus, rightly blessed, have yourself become the very model of his teaching; you who, running along the sacred footsteps of that bishop, here despise the world, [while] you long to journey to heaven: go gladly on your way, you who are destined to abide in the circle of heaven, and on behalf of me, your servant, pray, I beg you, to God.
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Latin / Greek Original
XI
Ad Droctoveum abbatem
Vir venerande, sacer meritis et honore colende,
Droctovee, mihi semper amore pater,
qui de discipulis Germani iure beati
norma magisterii factus es ipse sui;
cuius pontificis sacra per vestigia currens
despicis hic mundum, [dum] cupis ire polo:
perge libenter iter caeli mansurus in orbe,
et pro me famulo, quaeso, precato deum.
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern venantius fortunatus retranslated v1.
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