Letter 2026: Inasmuch as we have enjoined on our brother and fellow bishop Paulus the work of the visitation of the Neapolitan church, therefore let not Fraternity shrink from assuming the visitation of the Nepesine Church, to the end that, according to the requirements of the Paschal festivity, whatever the solemnity of divine service demands may, through y...
Book II, Letter 26
To John, Bishop [of Nepi, a town north of Rome].
Gregory to John.
Since we have assigned our brother Bishop Paul to oversee the Neapolitan church, let Your Fraternity not hesitate to take on the oversight of the church of Nepi [a town in central Italy north of Rome]. The Easter season's requirements demand that whatever the solemnity of divine worship calls for be fully carried out through your efforts.
Until we can decide what should be done regarding our brother Bishop Paul, let Your Fraternity prove yourself so skillful and attentive in all things that the bishop's absence is not felt at all.
The month of April; the tenth Indiction [592 AD].
Human translation — New Advent (NPNF / ANF series)
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