E06406: A letter of Pope Gregory the Great (Register 9.195) of 599, to Scholasticus, defensor, mentions a bequest to a church dedicated to *John (the Baptist, S00020, or the Evangelist, S00042) outside Ortona (central Italy). Written in Latin in Rome.
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posted on 2018-09-11, 00:00 authored by BryanPope Gregory the Great, Register of Letters 9.195
Extract from a letter dealing with various property disputes:
Asseruit etiam Ferrocinctum quendam condito testamento heredem nostram instituisse ecclesiam atque ecclesiae sancti Iohannis, ante portas Ortonensis ciuitatis sita est, duos casales fundi campos et Ausimanos legati titulo reliquisse et a nostra eos nunc ecclesia detineri.
‘He also asserted that a certain Ferrocinctus nominated our church as his heir in his will, and that to the church of Saint John, situated in front of the gates of the city of Ortona, he bequeathed two homesteads and fields at Osimo under the title of his legacy, and that they are now being held by the Church.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 749-50. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 662.
Extract from a letter dealing with various property disputes:
Asseruit etiam Ferrocinctum quendam condito testamento heredem nostram instituisse ecclesiam atque ecclesiae sancti Iohannis, ante portas Ortonensis ciuitatis sita est, duos casales fundi campos et Ausimanos legati titulo reliquisse et a nostra eos nunc ecclesia detineri.
‘He also asserted that a certain Ferrocinctus nominated our church as his heir in his will, and that to the church of Saint John, situated in front of the gates of the city of Ortona, he bequeathed two homesteads and fields at Osimo under the title of his legacy, and that they are now being held by the Church.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 749-50. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 662.
History
Evidence ID
E06406Saint Name
John the Baptist : S00020 John, the Apostle and Evangelist : S00042Saint Name in Source
IohannesRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - LettersLanguage
- Latin
