Letter 1084: The church of Lamigensis is without a bishop, or is in the process of selecting one, and it has been proposed that...
To Hilarus, a monk of Africa.
That, a council being convened as soon as possible, an inquiry be made into Argentius, bishop of Lamiggiga.
Gregory to Hilarus, a monk of Africa.
Whatever shall have been settled by the judgment of the deacons of the Church, Felicissimus and Vincentius, let it be carried out and fulfilled by you in every way. Therefore we wish you to lend your support to this cause with all liveliness, so that no delay may be allowed to interpose itself in examining the things we have commanded, knowing that you will incur no slight offense if our injunction is thwarted by any excuse whatsoever on your part.
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Latin / Greek Original
AD HILARUM MONACHUM AFRICE.
Ut, coacto quamprimum concilio, in Argentium Lami-
gensem episcopum inquiratur.
Gregorius ® Hilaro monacho Aſricz.
Felicissimus atque Vinceniius diacones Ececlesiz
quzcunque eorum judicio ſuerint terminala, te exse-
quenle modis omnibus compleantur. Ita ergo cum
omni te vivacitate huic causz volumus prebere in-
$tantiam, ut ad examinanda quz jussimus nulla pos-
Sit Subnecti dilatio, sciturus non in levem te offensam
incurrere, $i noslra quacunque excusatione lentata
ſuerit preceplio.
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern gregory great retranslated v1.
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