E06412: A letter of Pope Gregory the Great (Register 10.5) of 600, to Gudiscalc, dux of Campania, complains at his mistreatment of a monastery dedicated to an unnamed Archangel (probably *Michael, S00181), somewhere in southern Italy. 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 10.5
Extract from a letter complaining at Gudiscalc's mistreatment of this monastery and its abbot:
Peruenit itaque ad nos magnitudinem tuam usque ad hoc esse impetu furoris impulsam, ut non solum frangi ianuas monasterii sancti Archangeli uerum etiam diripi exinde quod ibi inuentum est faceres.
‘And so it has come to our attention that your Greatness has been so driven by the impetus of fury that not only did you have the doors of the monastery of the Holy Archangel broken open, but also had what was found inside removed.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 830. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 3, 717.
Extract from a letter complaining at Gudiscalc's mistreatment of this monastery and its abbot:
Peruenit itaque ad nos magnitudinem tuam usque ad hoc esse impetu furoris impulsam, ut non solum frangi ianuas monasterii sancti Archangeli uerum etiam diripi exinde quod ibi inuentum est faceres.
‘And so it has come to our attention that your Greatness has been so driven by the impetus of fury that not only did you have the doors of the monastery of the Holy Archangel broken open, but also had what was found inside removed.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 830. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 3, 717.
History
Evidence ID
E06412Saint Name
Michael, the Archangel : S00181Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - LettersLanguage
- Latin
