Letter 12035: **From:** Gregory I, Bishop of Rome

Gregory to Desiderius, bishop of Vienne in Gaul. Pancratius, the bearer of this letter, who says he is a deacon, presented himself from the thresholds of the apostles. Moved by divine inspiration, he sought the grace of monastic conversion, and desiring to remain there in the habit he had received, he also reports that he was made deacon of that same monastery. No reason permits him to be torn from the service of that place. Therefore we direct your fraternity not to recall him from monastic life.

AD DESIDERIUM VIENNENSEM eFscoyun. Ne Pancratium diaconum suum a monaslica vita revocet. Gregorius Desiderio episcopo in Gallia. Pancratius lator prxsentium, ut asserit, diaconus, * apostolorum $e liminibus reprzgentans', a nobis cipatus. Unde, divina inspiratione compunctus, gra- - liam monastice conversationis appeliit, illicque in eodem quem $sumpsit babitu desiderans permanere, etiam diaconum se cjusdem monasterii ſactum esse commemorat. De cujus loci servitio avelli nulla pa- litur ratione. Nunc vero, quantum asserit, fraterni- las vestra non quidem impedientis intentu, sed af- ſectu benevolentiz, in officio eum suz vult Eccle- 82 revocare. Hortamur jgitur ut tam promptze de- votioni ejus, quam in $ancto studet habere propo- ito, minime vestra $it impedimento fraternitas; magis autem quibus valetis adhortationibus pasto- rali admonitione 1 20G +<uccendite, ut fervor hujus desiderii in eo non tepescat ; ut qui, a turbulento cu- rnrum s2cularium tumultu se Segregans, quietis de- Siderio portum monaslerii appetiit, rursum in eccle- 8alubriter hzc citius valeant que $ibi ipjugcta- sunt ad effectum, * Deo auctore, perducere.