Letter 9205

From: Pope Gregory I To: Ocilanus, Tribune of Hydruntum Date: ~599 AD Context: Gregory congratulates Ocilanus on receiving his ordination from the exarch in Ravenna I am very glad to hear that you have returned safely from Ravenna with the ordination properly received from the exarch. This is an important step, and I congratulate you on it. The journey is not always easy, and the process not always quick, but the result — a man properly appointed to serve his community — is worth the trouble. Serve the faithful of Hydruntum well, and let your administration be a model of justice and pastoral care. My prayers go with you.

Uognoscentes * magnitudinem Tostram'* de Ravennatibus'' partibus cum ordinatioBe excellentiBsimi filii noatri domni exarchi* ad Ydrontinam ciTitatem feliciter remeaese grate'' auacepimua et Dominum exoramue, qoi actus veatroa auae propitiationia opitu- ladone diaponat. SaTinuB* quidem frater et coepiscopus noster ad noa Teniens graTos nobia civium auorum querellaa innotuit aaserens Viatore extribuno Ydrontinae civitatia multa ae* hacteuus inlicita' pertuliese. Uagnitudinem ergo veatram patemo salutantea affectu hortamur, ut, quicquid pridem male gestum esse cognoacitia, iudiciaria debeatis emendatione corrigere. Scitis etenim, quod looua ipae' eccleaiae noetrae sit propriue* et ipsi pauci qui illic ruetici remanserunt, si in aliquibus incompetentibne angariis vel oppreeeionibus afflignntur, locum ipeum desorunt et, quod noa optamus ', hoatibua datur illum ^' occasio pervadendi *. Praedictum ergo epiacopum omueaque habitatorea loci ' ipsius vobia peeuliariter commetidamus, ut non aolum uullts inlicitia iniunctionibus one- rentur, aed magis ex commendatione nostra veatra sibi in onmibue sentiant adeaae solacia, ut et beatus Fetrua apoetolorum princepa, cuine ree ipea eet, vobis retributor existat et nos iu veatris promptiua' utilitatibus commodemue^. IX, 305 in litvlo: Occili&Do (ila fl) tribuDi g'; Occilnni tribnni Bl: CscitiMo tribuno R' 1 — UdrontiDof *r. 4; YdroDtiDo fl. g'3.3. B*l; YdrontlDi Bl. •) oogno«o«nle B 1. ^) om. hoc verbum Bt. ') R«Tennatia f'. ^) gratii B t. ■) ex multae (ita f'3) mrr. p*3. inlicite Bl. 8) opte- miu p*i. '■) ita edd.; illud Sl. Qt. f* 1; v«lut e'2.3. ') promptos Rt. k) comnMudemus e'. ft. IX, aOS. Dt Oeciiane vel Occila ef. ep. IX, 300 n. 1. tj Nota (nfrufKM ab enircAo ordtnari; ef. ip. VII, 3 (h. t). 2} Hic SanlnM appeOaltw, giri in ep. seq. Samnianuii, epucopua CaUipolUanM, dtntur, tpii poil annunt S9& lohanni *accmit*e uidelur: ef. ep. VI, 31 n. (Hydrunti tune ttmporU Petru» episa^nu eraX, wt tx ep. IX, 169 apparel: ef. Gritar 1. 1. p. 338. Wwftoim (. l. p. 4 ». 1). 3) Dt CoBipolUano coiCto agilur: cf. tp. «eq. 4) Non dubilo, qum de Uxo vert proprio eeelaiae Romanae agatur, (kw< in ep. VTII, 33 (cf. ib. n. 5) de eaitro in solo inria nioiiuterii foDdato,' adde ep. IX, 121 tt Momauen in Zt»Ar. f Soc.- u. WtrthachaflegeiA. I p. 4i n. 6. Qnod Hegtt 1. 1. p. 174 oontendU: de tola tuitione quadam eedesiaitiea agi nihit ot; vidt in ep. ttq.: tocua ipae Doetrse ... ecclesiae en-^c dinoBcitur (ef. Wiibaum 1. 1. p. 4). &) Nota etiam ?uc civMs nuigittrattts meniumem nuDom /ieri et rutHco» MMdn» east, qui mititanle» oiHtrum dtfendAant: cf. ep. VI, 33 n. 1. VIII, 19 n. 3. VIII, 33 n. 6. Bm. GnEa. II. 25 yGoogle 194 QBEOORII I. REGISTBI