Letter 14009: **From:** Gregory I, Bishop of Rome
You may proceed with the consecration of the basilica as requested. See that the ceremony is conducted with the proper solemnity, and that the building itself is fully prepared — nothing should be left unfinished or improvised. A church consecration is a significant occasion for the faithful in your area, and they deserve to experience it done properly. Notify me when it has been completed.
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Latin / Greek Original
AD JOANNEM PANORMITANUM. EPISCOPUM.
Basilice consecrande dat facultatem.
Gregorius Joanni episcopo Panormitano.
Basilicam quam a dilectione tua in honorem beatz
semperque virginis Mariz, per Savinum suhdiaco-
num nostrum et rectorem patrimonii, suggeris esse
perſectam consecrandi tibi preceptionis nostrz $erie
noveris facultaltem attributzm. quatenus, frater cha-
britatis perſectione gratuleris. * Data mense Decem-
bri, indictione 7.
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