Letter 12049

From: Gregory the Great, Pope, in Rome To: Anthemius, subdeacon Date: ~602 AD Context: Gregory writes about the young man brought from Sicily to Misenum where he received the monastic habit — Book 12 version. Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon. I am returning to the matter of the young man from Sicily who received the monastic habit at Misenum. The question of his proper canonical attachment must be resolved definitively. He received his habit at Misenum; this creates a presumption of attachment to the monastic community there. However, if he was originally intended for a specific monastery in Sicily, there may be competing claims. Examine this and give me a clear account of the situation so I can give a definitive ruling. Gregory

AD ANTHEMIUM SUBDIACONUM. De puero quodam e Sicilia Misenum ducto, ubi mo- nachi habitum 8usceperat. Gregorius Anthemio 8ubdiacono Campanie. Lator prexsentium Gallus, nauclerus, oblala nobis petitione, noscitur intimasse, asserens puerum $8 quemdam de Sicilie partibus venicntem 1193 orationis gratia ad Campaniz partes perduxisse, D tyrolog. Rom., ad diem 13 Octobris. * Hec nullis in mss. invenimus, nisi quod initio libri duodecimi, ut moris est, premittitur mense Septembri (hoc enim mense incipiebat indictio), deinde subditur Gregorius Dominico, etc. EeisT. II. — * In Pratel. et nonnullis Mss., Mes- S8inati. Editi, Messenati. AL legendum Migsenati ex £0 conslat, tum quod ad Campanie partes perductus puer, illic in monaslerio, etc., tum quod ab Anthemio Campaniz rectore puerum in monasterio degentem nauclero tradi jubeat in Panormitanas partes redu- cendum. ———_—_— + culo, Jiberum 8e, nullique conditioni obnoxium publica A effectum exseculione perduci, ut nihil inter parites ' yoce professus est. Pro quo ab actionariis publicis se remeantem queritur esse constrictum impetentibus (ur Seryum juris publici ſurtim de illis partibus au- ſerre presumpserit. Qui, post illata sibi damna, cautione $e quoque ostendit obstrictum cumdem puerum ad partes illas quibus valeret viribus revo- care. Unde, pietalis causa permoti, hoc experientia tua nos deerevisse cognoscat, ut ad Panormitanas partes, ubi res agitur, ipsum mancipium , | cet jam monachi h:bitum sumpserit, debeat revocare, eum- que Fantino defensori nostro contradere, ut ipse quid de eo fieri debeat, secundum preceptionis nostrz $eriem, cujus et le quoqune textus poterit in- 'ſormare, Salubriter exsequatur. A latore ergo pree- remaneat, unde post hc Þ redivivo possint litigio fatigari. |