Letter 5109

From: Gregory the Great, Pope, in Rome To: Gaudentius, bishop [of Nola] Date: ~595 AD Context: Gregory delegates to Gaudentius the visitation of the church of Capua — Book 5 version. Gregory to Gaudentius, bishop. The situation of the church of Capua continues to require outside oversight. I am again delegating to your fraternity the responsibility for its visitation. Visit, observe, correct where needed within your authority as a visitor, and report to me. The goal remains the improvement of the church's condition, not the imposition of outside authority for its own sake. I trust your judgment in this. Do what the situation requires and let me know what you find. Gregory

AD GAUDENT!UM EPISCOPUM. Capuence Ecclesic risitationem injungit, Gregorius Gaudentjo episcopo Nolano. Quoniain * Fuscus Capuane Eecclesize episcopus, in Romana civitale positus, de hace lyce migravit, cur# nobis ſuit que upiversis Ecclesiis a nobis im- penditur, ad fraternitatem tuam. prxsentia- scripta dirigere, ut memoratze Ecclesiz visit1tor accedas ; Sic tamen ut nibil de provectionibus clericorum , re- ditu , ornitu , ministeriisque , vel quidquid przfati loci es$e patunerit, Þ a quoquam prasumi paliar's, se( omnem vigilantiam atque cautelam circa clerum plebemque ejusdem Ecelesize exhibere te convenit, ut in vigiliis obsequioque TJ ZZ ecclesiastico $sedulo DB ac devote debeant deservire , quatenus ſratervitgtis luz inslantia atque adhortatione tales $e in servitig divino exhibeant, ut irreprehensibile corum valeat obsequium reperiri. (Crat. dis. 61, c. 19.)