Letter 1

Pope Pelagius ISapaudo|c. 556 AD|pelagius i|From Rome

Pope Pelagius I to Bishop Sapaudo.

DIEECTISSIMO fratri sapaudo PEEAGIUS. which r nobiscum omnipotentis of God grace fuerint accomplished, we believe has been reported to Your Charity; for qua re to you destinari conuenerat, so that by visitation communi great inuicem gaudio frueremur. we however fraternae memores of love, praesentium por2 titorum occasione found, duty fraternae salutationis praesent. portitorem] not (so that notat Gundlach) 6 reperta a- salutationis ] from salutatione (?) 4; 5; 8,2; 9; 19, which to eum our pontifex sent, tum conciliis gallicis quibus interfuit. Cf. W. Gundi ach,...Aries und Vienne..., NA., t. XIV, р. 336-337. Patricii Placidi son (epp. 4,4; 9,3), so that Arelatensis bishop and praeses of the council Parisiis a. 552 habiti primo to us occurrit. Cf. F. MaaS1893, p. 117; 119. Die 3 febr. a. Pelagius to primatum totius Galliae 55. rer. Merov. t. I, p. 406). that to the see Arelatensem adtinet, praeter 236); L. concerning Bruyne, Aries, in Ene. Cattol., t. I, c. 1945-1948. 2. praesentium portitorum: Arelatenses viri. Cf. ep. 2,3., p. 4. 1. — p. EPISTULAE ‘ 1, 2 - 4; 2, 1-2 inpendimus, hoping so that alterna in timore of the Lord with love living, mutuo frequenter refoueamur alloquio. God you safe 3 may guard brother dearest. Given on the IV of the Nonarum of luliarum, in the year XV 4 after consulatum Basili uiri most distinguished. impendimus a,. 4. after consulatum: Usitata ratio to subsignandum time quo letters datae erant, where no novus consul anno currenti designatus fuerat. Antiquiore duarum rationum, which then temporis vigebant to letters dandas, curia romana utebatur. Cf. B. Stein, Postconsulat,,., l. c., p. 869; 873-875. Basili: Flavius Anicius Faustus Albinus Basilius, postremus con¬ p. 1465, and G. Bloch, ibid,, p. 1474; D. VagliERI at B. concerning HUGGIERO, Dizion.Epigraf,d*antich.romane, t. II, Roma, 1910, p. 1107; Ae. FoRtoire..., p. 462; 788. — Contractio moreover genitivi -ii in i satis nota is. Sufficiat this, exempli therefore, adlegare usum Gregorii Turonensis in Gallia t. I, 1, p. 590» (declinatio 2). uiri most distinguished: Cf. notulas in epp. 21,1 and 63,1, p. 65 and 165. that consul hunc vetustum retineat titulum, etiamsi ahus then temporis dignior ei deberetur, explanat P. KOCH, 0. c., p. 14. Grato animo laudes a Sapaudo imnerito to himself tributas commemorat simulque eum salutat, atque concerning re ab his legato coram exposita agit.

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