Letter 9033: What I had hoped for on the basis of your reputation, I now confirm through the evidence of your letters.

Ennodius of PaviaCaesarius of Clermont|c. 519 AD|Ennodius of Pavia
imperial politics
From: Ennodius, bishop of Pavia
To: Caesarius, bishop [Bishop Caesarius of Arles, one of the greatest churchmen of sixth-century Gaul]
Date: ~520 AD
Context: A letter to the famous Bishop Caesarius of Arles — a rare connection between the Italian and Gallic ecclesiastical networks, linking two of the most important bishops of their generation.

Ennodius to Bishop Caesarius.

What I had hoped for on the basis of your reputation, I now confirm through the evidence of your letters. The man I admired from a distance I now embrace as a brother in Christ and a colleague in the episcopal office.

May the bond between our sees — Pavia and Arles — be strengthened by the correspondence between their bishops. I write to inaugurate what I hope will be a lasting exchange. Farewell.

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

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