Epistulae Wisigothicae (Visigothic Letters)

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Reccared IPope Gregory the Great~589 AD

The grace of almighty God, who has guided our people from the darkness of error into the light of truth, moves me to...

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Pope Gregory the GreatReccared I~591 AD

Gregory, servant of the servants of God, to the most excellent lord, our son Reccared, king of the Visigoths.

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Pope Gregory the GreatLeander of Seville~591 AD

My dear friend — for after the years of our friendship in Constantinople I cannot address you otherwise — the...

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Leander of SevillePope Gregory the Great~592 AD

The Moralia has arrived and I have read — I should say I have begun to read — it with the wonder and gratitude you...

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Reccared IVisigothic Court~589 AD

Reccared, king of the Goths, by the grace of God, to all our faithful subjects,

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Leander of SevilleVisigothic Court~590 AD

The year since Toledo has been one of consolidation and, I think it is fair to say, of genuine progress.

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~595 AD

To my beloved brother in Christ,

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~596 AD

To my beloved colleague in the episcopate,

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~598 AD

From the bishops assembled in the name of Christ, to our brothers in the faith and to our lord the king,

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~599 AD

To my dear brother bishop,

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~600 AD

To my reverend brother,

#12
Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~601 AD

From the royal court to our faithful servant,

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~602 AD

To my dear brother and colleague,

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~603 AD

To our trusted administrator,

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~604 AD

To our lord the king and to our brothers in the faith,

#16
Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~605 AD

From the king of the Goths, to our faithful servant,

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~606 AD

To my dear brother,

#18
Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~608 AD

To my brothers in the faith and service of Christ,

#19
Isidore of SevilleBraulio of Zaragoza~621 AD

Isidore of Seville [c.

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SisebutIsidore of Seville~614 AD

King Sisebut [r.612-621, the most learned of the Visigothic kings and himself a Latin poet] writes to Isidore of...

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Isidore of SevilleSisebut~615 AD

Isidore of Seville [bishop and scholar, c.

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Isidore of SevilleVisigothic Court~633 AD

Isidore of Seville [bishop, scholar, c.

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~589 AD

A synodal letter from the Third Council of Toledo [589], the landmark assembly at which the Visigothic king Reccared [r.

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~633 AD

An epistola from the Fourth Council of Toledo [633] addressed to the Visigothic clergy, communicating the council's...

#25
Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~628 AD

A letter from the Visigothic court to Pope Honorius I [r.

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~590 AD

An episcopal letter from the Visigothic church addressed to Visigothic clergy and laity on the subject of Arianism...

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Braulio of ZaragozaIsidore of Seville~630 AD

Braulio of Zaragoza [bishop, c.

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Isidore of SevilleBraulio of Zaragoza~634 AD

Isidore of Seville [bishop and encyclopedist, c.

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SwinthilaVisigothic Court~625 AD

King Swinthila [r.621-631, the Visigothic king who briefly unified all of Iberia under Visigothic rule] writes to...

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Visigothic CourtVisigothic Court~636 AD

A letter from a Visigothic council [636] addressed to the Visigothic ecclesiastical establishment on questions of...