E06358: Two letters of Pope Gregory the Great (Register 5.47 and 5.49) of 594/595, to Castor, bishop of Rimini, concern a monastery dedicated to the Apostles *Andrew (S00288) and *Thomas (S00199) in Rimini (northern Italy). Written in Latin in Rome.

Pope Gregory the Great, Register of Letters 5.47 and 5.49


5.47 is addressed to Luminoso abbati monasterii sancti Thomae de Arimino ('Luminosus, abbot of the monastery of Saint Thomas in Rimini'), promising him protection from the actions of his bishop; 5.49 is the letter to Bishop Castor of Rimini, ordering that he desist from this interference. In this second letter the monastery is given a slightly expanded title:

Luminosus abbas monasterii sanctorum Andreae et Thomae in Ariminensi ciuitate constituti quas nobis lacrimabiliter preces effuderit, inditae textus petitionis informat.

‘The text of the petition included herewith indicates to you what prayers Luminosus, abbot of the monastery of
Saint Andrew and Saint Thomas (established in the city of Rimini), poured out to us with tears in his eyes.’


Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 1, 340-3. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 374- 5.