Letter 50001: It is well known to Your Magnanimity that a bishop is compelled by the very nature of his office to intercede on...
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Gelasius to King Theoderic.
[1] It is plainly established that, before the excursions of your magnanimity, a pontiff is bound by the very nature of his ministry to intervene on behalf of any persons whatsoever. Trusting in the devotion of your Christian mind, I have thought that the distinguished man Constantius ought to be commended to you by this letter of mine, inasmuch as I am approached, by reason of my priestly office, to plead on behalf of any man at all.
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Latin / Greek Original
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GELASIUS THEODERICO REGI.
[1] Apud magnanimitatis tua excursus constare manifestum est pro quibuslibet intervenire pontificem ministerii sui qualitate constringi. Christianae mentis vestrae pietate confisus virum spectabilem Constantium credidi vobis meis litteris intimandun, utpote qui pro quolibet homine supplicare sacerdotalis officii ratione convenior.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern cassiodorus retranslated v1.
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