Letter 248: Part of the papal correspondence surrounding the Acacian Schism (484-519), the major breach between Rome and...

We have received the letters of your devotion and acknowledge the zeal which you continue to show for the cause of the faith. Concerning the questions which you have raised, we have given our determination in the accompanying letters. We exhort you to maintain your steadfastness and to labor for the full completion of the work of reconciliation. May almighty God, who has begun this good work in you, bring it to perfection.

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