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E06369: A letter of Pope Gregory the Great (Register 6.45) of 596, to Leontius, bishop of Rimini, instructs him to dedicate a restored church of *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030) in Rimini (northern Italy), and to properly locate its relics within it. Written in Latin in Rome.
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posted on 2018-09-11, 00:00 authored by francesPope Gregory the Great, Register of Letters 6.45
Extract from the opening of the letter:
Basilicam beati Stephani martyris, quam fraternitas uestra incendio asserit concrematam, quam etiam nuper restauratam esse commemorat, facultatem tribuimus dedicandi, in qua etiam reliquiarum sanctuaria eiusdem beati Stephani martyris uolumus collocari. Et ideo, frater carissime, ad praedictam te ecclesiam ire necesse est et tam ecclesiae quam etiam altaris noviter constructi dedicationem sollemniter exhibere [...]
‘We have attributed to you the power of dedicating the church of Saint Stephen the martyr. Your Frathernity asserts that the church was consumed by fire, but you also report that it has recently been restored. We also want a sanctuary for the relics of Saint Stephen the martyr to be located inside it. For that reason, my very dear brother, it is necessary for you to go to the aforesaid church, and to make a solemn dedication both of the church and of the recently constructed altar ...’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 1, 418. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 434.
Extract from the opening of the letter:
Basilicam beati Stephani martyris, quam fraternitas uestra incendio asserit concrematam, quam etiam nuper restauratam esse commemorat, facultatem tribuimus dedicandi, in qua etiam reliquiarum sanctuaria eiusdem beati Stephani martyris uolumus collocari. Et ideo, frater carissime, ad praedictam te ecclesiam ire necesse est et tam ecclesiae quam etiam altaris noviter constructi dedicationem sollemniter exhibere [...]
‘We have attributed to you the power of dedicating the church of Saint Stephen the martyr. Your Frathernity asserts that the church was consumed by fire, but you also report that it has recently been restored. We also want a sanctuary for the relics of Saint Stephen the martyr to be located inside it. For that reason, my very dear brother, it is necessary for you to go to the aforesaid church, and to make a solemn dedication both of the church and of the recently constructed altar ...’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 1, 418. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 434.
History
Evidence ID
E06369Saint Name
Stephen, the First Martyr : S00030Saint Name in Source
StephanusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - LettersLanguage
- Latin
Evidence not before
596Evidence not after
596Activity not before
596Activity not after
596Place of Evidence - Region
Rome and regionPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
RomePlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Rome Rome Rome Roma Ῥώμη RhōmēMajor author/Major anonymous work
Gregory the Great (pope)Cult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Ceremony of dedication