Letter 9009: Ad Droctoveum abbatem
To Abbot Droctoveus
Venerable man, holy in merits and worthy of honor — Droctoveus [abbot of the monastery of Saint-Vincent in Paris, disciple of Bishop Germanus of Paris], my father always in love: you who, by right among the disciples of blessed Germanus [Germanus, bishop of Paris 555-576, later canonized], have yourself become the standard of his teaching. Running through the holy footsteps of that bishop, you despise this world here while longing to go to heaven: press on gladly in the journey that leads to abide in the heavenly world — and please, I ask, pray to God for me, your servant.
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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.
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