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E06398: A letter of Pope Gregory the Great (Register 9.155) of 599, to Callinicus, exarch of Italy, mentions Callinicus’ intention to travel to Rome to celebrate the feast day of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), presumably from Ravenna (northern Italy). Written in Latin in Rome.

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Pope Gregory the Great, Register of Letters 9.155


Extract from towards the end of the letter:

Praeterea sancti Petri apostolorum principis natalicium diem in Romana ciuitate uos facere uelle perhibetis. Et oramus omnipotentem Dominum ut sua uos misericordia protegar et uota uestra uos implere concedat.

‘Besides this, you suggest that you want to celebrate the feast of Saint Peter, prince of the apostles, in the city of Rome. We pray our almighty Lord to protect you with his mercy and allow you to fulfil your prayers.’


Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 711. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 639, lightly modified.

History

Evidence ID

E06398

Saint Name

Peter the Apostle : S00036

Saint Name in Source

Petrus

Related Saint Records

Type of Evidence

Literary - Letters

Language

  • Latin

Evidence not before

599

Evidence not after

599

Activity not before

599

Activity not after

599

Place of Evidence - Region

Rome and region

Place of Evidence - City, village, etc

Rome

Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)

Rome Rome Rome Roma Ῥώμη Rhōmē

Major author/Major anonymous work

Gregory the Great (pope)

Cult activities - Festivals

  • Saint’s feast

Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs

Pilgrimage

Cult Activities - Protagonists in Cult and Narratives

Aristocrats Officials

Source

A letter transmitted as part of Gregory the Great’s Register of Letters. This letter collection, organised into fourteen books, is large and contains letters to a variety of recipients, including prominent aristocrats, members of the clergy and royalty. The issues touched on in the letters are equally varied, ranging from theological considerations to mundane administrative matters. This collection of letters, which was possibly curated by Gregory, was originally much larger. The surviving Register comprises several groups of letters which were extracted at several later moments in history, the largest of which took place in the papacy of Hadrian I (772-795).

Bibliography

Edition: Norberg, D., S. Gregorii Magni, Registrum epistularum. 2 vols. (Corpus Christianorum Series Latina 140-140A; Turnhout: Brepols, 1982). English translation: Martyn, J.R.C., The Letters of Gregory the Great, 3 vols. (Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2004). Further Reading: Neil, B., and Dal Santo, M. (eds.), A Companion to Gregory the Great (Leiden: Brill, 2013).

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    Keywords

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