Letter 4022: Although the distinguished Laurentius attends to your cause with the devotion it deserves, I add my own voice — not...

Ennodius of PaviaQuintus Aurelius Symmachus|c. 511 AD|Ennodius of Pavia
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From: Ennodius, deacon in Pavia
To: Pope Symmachus
Date: ~511 AD
Context: A letter to Pope Symmachus mentioning the distinguished Laurentius — possibly related to the aftermath of the schism that bore his rival's name.

To Pope Symmachus, from Ennodius.

Although the distinguished Laurentius attends to your cause with the devotion it deserves, I add my own voice — not because it is needed, but because loyalty demands expression. Your Holiness's cause is my cause, and silence on my part would be a form of betrayal.

May God continue to strengthen your hand and confound those who trouble the peace of the Church. Farewell.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.

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