Letter 9027: I owe you a letter, and I pay the debt gladly.

Ennodius of PaviaAurelianus, an man|c. 515 AD|Ennodius of Pavia
friendship
From: Ennodius, deacon in Pavia
To: Aurelianus, bishop
Date: ~515 AD
Context: A letter acknowledging a debt of correspondence to Bishop Aurelianus.

To Bishop Aurelianus, from Ennodius.

I owe you a letter, and I pay the debt gladly. The obligation of correspondence between bishops and their friends is not a burden but a privilege, and I discharge it with the warmth it deserves.

May your ministry continue to bear fruit, and may our friendship continue to sustain us both. Farewell.

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

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