Letter 52

Pope Pelagius IUnknown|c. 559 AD|pelagius i|From Rome

Pope Pelagius I to Unknown.

A fol. 33-33 : (5-6; 7-11; 12-13), fol. 102\- (6-7... opprimi; 12); A fol. 179 -180: (5-6; 7-11; 12-13); fol. 47 - : (4: digna...-6... euacuari), E* fol. 67 , E fol. 72 , E fol. 35' ; Ei fol. 215 : (6-7... opprimi). fol. 169 ' , fol. 187 ; G fol. 200 : (6-7... opprimi); H fol. 152 : (6-7... opprimi); / fol. 53 -54: (1-2; 4-9; 13-14; 16); 0 fol. 215215 : (5-7; 9-15), 0, fol. 203 ‘ , 0, fol. 232 -233, 0, fol. 237-237 ; P, fol. 428 429: (5-7; 9-15), Pa fol. 157' -158, P fol. 130 ' , P fol. 145-146; Q fol. 68 : (5-7; 9-15); if fol. 15S -154: (5-7; 9-15), fol. 285-285 ; T fol. 71-71 : (5-7; 9-14). pelagius in registro (rei. titul. om.) D , pelagii T, eiusdem (pelagii) P, om. B papae T, om. B B DEFGHPQ ualerio patrici (mutil.) B , patricio ualeriano F H [patrici] G, ualentino patricio Eg, om. P Q ST, add. among cetera D 2. I (and codd. who 1-4 om.) ecclesiast.] of the church l gloriosa] religiosa I Tit. Ualeriano patricio: Dux militum, who stipendiis imperii mili¬ tavit and well is notus. Cf. E. M. HarTmann, Geschichte..., t. I, p. 318; 321; 325-327; 330-333; 342. Etiamsi eum not expresse conmemoret Hartmann, partem habuit in proeliis to Busta Gallorum (ibid., p. 322-325), and to flumen Casilinum (ibid., p. 332-333). Cf. also J. B. Bijry, o. c., p. 107; 186-192; 246-248; 259-270; 276-281. Certum not is entirely, eum to have been magistrum militum through Orientem, quamquam probabile to be it seems. Cf. E. Stein, Histoire..., p. 512, n. 1; 588; 598; 601-602; 604; 606; 615, n. 1, 672. — in Coli. Britannica tria exstant fragmenta in the name of his inscripta. EPisTtrbA 52,1-3 135 and now to God propitiante effectibus ipsis appareat, nor iniquis homi¬ nibus and ab every ratione sepositis, passim of Christ [of the Lord] our of God corpus, that is holy the church, diuidere concedatur and ab unitate of the church matris separare. but reprimantur ab illicitis 2 ausibus, and to them to animarum perditionem secundum peruersionem suam uagari not liceat. thus through all things diuisionis suae mala also 3 this eos ausos to have been comperimus, so that brother your, uirum excellentissimum, the Lord patricium Iohannem quasi excommunicare tewtauerint; and quamuis of God nutu factum to be not ambigam, so that tan¬ tus uir ab scismat[h]icorum pollutione incontaminatus quibuslibet occasionibus seruaretur, however quantae temeritatis may have been in tanta propic. codd. 4-5 of Christ our of God] B: of Christ of the Lord our / 5. I 6 uni¬ tatem / matris of the church / 7 auxibus E peruersitatem / 8 thus] ic corr. sup. ras. B 2 (?) all things] seq. eum delet, in B 11 tentauerint B 12 scismath., an for schismat. (?) B id is, CII (ep. 52, 1-3), CIX (ep. 59), and CXXIX (ep. 52,4-14) [P. Ewaed, 0. c., l. c., Pelag. epp. 39 (J-K. 1011), 46 (J-K. 1018), and 66 (J-K. 1038)]; but fragmenta 39 and 66 to unam pertinent epistulam. thus and E. Stein, Histoire..., p. 672, n. 3, who however rem, aa. 1943-1944, didicit ab auctore. Quam recte this coniecerit and probaverit defunctus auctor, luculenter osten¬ dit Coli. Vindobonensis, ipso ignota, where tota fere constat epistula in unum, and under uno titulo, redacta. Eongam auctoris dissertationem circa ordinem interruptum Coli. Britannicae, postea nihilo minus readsumptum, in Prolegomena, where concerning ea coli, egi, relegavi. Valerianum for tamquam patricium titulus decebat. (Cf. notulas in epp. 20,1 and 22,2, p. 62 and 68; P. KoCH, o. c., p. 66).— Initium litterarum, so that liquet, desideratur. [of the Lord] our of God: Cf. similia in epp. 39,2; Xto. to God our; 60,3: Xti. of God nostri;C,\\ 7,19; 8,4.5.; God our; 11,9 (?)\Xto.Deo our. Verum, when in not dissimilibus casibus haud raro scribat also Pelagius Dnus. or Dnus. God (cf. epp.; 2,1; 5,2; 7,1; 11,4; 21,3.4; 52,4), was this also fortassis originalis lectio: of the Lord our of God, which explicaret alterutrius verbi omissionem. Attamen, mea the sentence, and this and in ep. 11,9, rather is legen¬ while; Xtus. God our. when Xto. for solo, where lesus omittitur, God tan¬ tummodo, the Lord omisso, certe iunctus alibi reperitur. 3. brother your: Dignitate scilicet rather quam came, so that scripsi supra in titulum ep. 24, E. Stein, Histoire..., p. 615, n. 1 sequens. Idem iteratur in § 4, that is aliud indicium unitatis duorum fragmentorum. uirum excellentissimum: Ei, patricio viro, congruit. Cf. adnotationes in ep. 22,2, p. 68; P. Koch, o. c., p. 95; M. Bridget, o. c., p. 131; 166. quasi excommunicare temtaverint: Cf. ep. 53,1-4, p. 140-141. Exinde melius patefit ratio and sensus ep. 50, p. 131. '136 PEI.AGII I PAPAE ac so iwnocenti persona istud audere, <and> ipsam sceleris immanitatem publicare, not dubium is. Peto therefore so that, sicut soliti estis, uindicandi talia sumatis effectum, and you after holy diem blessed resurrectionis of God ac of the Lord our lesu of Christ to ipsa where praesumptum is loca fatigare dignemini, so that iuncti pariter when excellentissimo uiro, fratre uestro, downo filio our, patricio Iohanne, digna in huiuscemodi praesumptores and legitima uta¬ mini potestate. nor in hac parte you hominum uaniloquia retar5 dent dicentium, because persecutionem the church faciat, while or ea which committuntur reprimit or animarum greeting requirit. Errant huiusmodi rumoris fabulatores. not persequitur unless who e to malum cogit, who uero malum or factum now punit or prohi¬ bet lest fiat, not persequitur iste, but diligit. for if, so that illi putant, nemo nor reprimendus a malo nor retrahendus to bonum is, humanas ac diuinas leges necesse is euacuari; which and malis poe¬ for and bonis praemia iustitia suadente constituunt. Malum moreover 7 scisma to be and through exteras also potestates huiusmodi people opprimi must, and canonicae scripturae authority and paternarum ignocenti B audere] Ewald: audire B. B donno om. I 20 digna in] E /, from signa in E 4: dignam B 20-21 utamini] Ezl‘. utami utimini E 21 nor] lest £ 2 » P Q S T in hac. P Q S T homin. we E hominum] omnium S 22 of the church faciat eccles. 1 commitunt. B, comittunt. Pg P 4, conmittunt. Ei E Ei T T reprimat 0 which¬ rit D 24 erant Pj rumores Pj. rumor. (an forte genuin. order?) T who] what from who that D 25 cogit] superscr. 2 who] that Z),. G. H 26. P illi] £> 1, hac £> 1 , or £3 duinas B uacuari £1 29 constituunt] D FGH I: constituit B P Pi Q S Ty exigit Pj Pj, add. and item after pauca {seq. 12j D malum] alum (init. litt. deest) £ 1, § 7-11 seq. § 12 under titulo: idem to eumdem in D [eund.] £>2 moreover] also... opprimi] also through [propt.] exteras [extran.] potestates opprimendum [huius, homin. om. and desin.\ FGH opprimi must people P 31 obprimi if must opprimi [reprimi] £), £>3 autoritas £1 Oi S 2, au autoritas Og 4. after holy diem... resurrectionis: bitterae propterea fuerunt scriptae paulum ainte diem 13 aprilis a. 559, that probe consonat loco, whom epistula before ep. 56 has in Coli. Britannica. to ipsa loca: Aquileiam videlicet, so that it seems, for ibi veri if¬ militer degebant' and patricius loannes and schismaticus urbis bishop. Cf. adnotationes in titulum and § 5 ep. 24, p. 73 and 75. 7. canonicae scripturae: Cf. Deut.. 13,5; / Cor., 1,10; 11,16-19EPISXUT.A 52,3-11 we regularum truth docet. and indeed scismaticos eos to be tali 8 through beatum Augustinum, whom uniuersalis ueneratur the church, sen¬ tentia conuincuntur. Ait for: Uide, utrum scismatici not sint, who himself ab eminentissima and ma¬ nifestissima auctoritate aposto1icarum himself¬ dium separauerunt. Quisquis therefore ab apostolicis diui9 sus is sedibus, secundum istam blessed Augustini the sentence in scismate eum to be not dubium is, and against uniuersalem the church altare probatur erigere. but what concerning talibus insertus Calce10 donensi synodo canon statuat gloria uestra consideret, where after alia thus says: who a in communion semet ipsum sus¬ pendit of the church and collectam did etaltare constituit and noluit uocanti to the bishop consentire, and noluit eidem adquiescere nor oboedire and prius and secundo uocanti, hunc entirely damnari nor umquam or orationem mereri nor recipere eum posse honorem. if 11 for permanserit turbas faciens and seditiouos O 4 and indeed] equidem 1 cismaticos £. B tali] taliter D uniuersales eccles. uenerat. £i 33-34 ait for sentent. conuinc. £ 34 conuin¬ ait £i, from which ait D scima- £ 35 -tici] from -tic (i superscr.) B 2 (?). B imminentissima D 36 auctorite £ 37 therefore] seq. we lin. subnot. in T apostolicis] apostolicarum £)i 38 -ssus £ secundum.... O P Q S T. I 39 scis¬ scismate eum] scismaticum / dubium not I (cf. ep. 11, l. 12 and 40) uniuers.] from huniuers. if aede- £ 40 -. syn. insert. can. habeat £ 41-43 consideret.... T 42 comunione from comon. corr. vid. B2 (?) codd. aliqui orig., facit Vigil. 44 uocante P P 4, euocanti orig., Vigil. 45 noluerit quiesc. O O P S T, orig.. Vigil. 46 prius] primo Wolf v. Glanv. hunc] himself in marg. delet, and when in loco 47 dampnari £>3 O O P P Q if Ty depredari £ un¬ quam £>1 Oj, Vigil. or orationem] or oratione Pj, hunc curationem orig.y Vigil. 8. tali through beatum Augustinum... the sentence: Nescio where. Adludit forte 1 textibus, quos in ep. 35,7.10, or in ep. 24,18 adlegavit. Cf. however V. WoxF V. Geanveee, o. c., p. 112, CLXXXI, n. 4. 10. insertus Calcedonensi synodo canon: Canon videlicet Cone. Antiocheni a. 341 insertus in Actionem IV, Cone. Chalcedonensis. PEIvAGII I PAPAE EPISTmiA 52,11-16 nes of the church, through extraneam potestatem tamquam seditiosum conprimi. but and item bea- 2 tus Augustinus concerning talibus says: Multa also when inuitis benigna quadam asperitate plecten¬ dis agenda are, quorum rather utilitati consulendum is quam uoluntati. for in cor¬ ripiendo filio quamlibet aspere, never however amor paternus amittitur; fit however, that nollet so that doleat who etiaminuitusuidetur dolere sanandus. Ecce uidetis, quemadmodum 13 tanti testimonio of the father not persequatur cohercendo talia, but diligat emendando tales always the church. Facite therefore also and 14 you, that, scientes intentionem christianitatis your frequenter hortamur, and date operam, so that talia fieri ultra not liceat, but and this, that to you facillimum to be not dubito, hi who talia praesumpserunt to piissimum the prince under digna custodia dirigantur. Re15 colere for must, celsitudo uestra, what God through you fecerit at the time illo, quo and Hystriam and Uenetias tyranno Totila possiD O P Q S Tj must conprimi codd. aliqui orig.. Vigil., must conuerti orig. but and ta also... agenda are] agenda are moreover multa also... August, 53 benigna] benig¬ nitate Pj 54 -dis] -da D 55 is] seq. rather of God, (lin. subnot.) in B uoluntati] alia, this om., add. August. 56 quamlibet] B D D , August.: quamuis PQ S T nunquam Pj (om superscr.) 57 however] B D D \ proi oio August., om. P Q S T amititur B 58 nollet] P QS T: nolet B P, , nolit P, August, so that] and August.. it seems P,. tanti of the father P T, om. I, before testimonio eras, testi B not] superscr. B persequatur] from persequitur B, persequetur (?) from persequitur I, persequitur P coherc.] B 0 O Q S T: coerc. Pj I Oi O P. I. (recte fortasse) D I P Q S T 62 scientes] sentientes B christianit.] add. faith 0 63 ortamur Pj S ultra] ulterius S T and*] om. Sj, also Gratian. 64. talia] Gratian. praesump-] sump0* O 4 ystriam O 4 tyranno totylla O 3, tyrranno totilla O 4, tirannus tot ila P 3 dente, Francis also cuncta uastantibus, not before however Medio¬ lanensem the bishop fieri permisistis, unless to clementissimum the prince exinde retuHssetis, and what fieri debuisset his iterum scriptis cognouissetis, and among ubique feruentes hostes Rauennam however and is who ordinabatur and is who ordinaturus was prouidentia culminis uestri deducti are. Explete therefore now consuetudinem 16 uestram and habebitis in hac parte and animae mercedem and opinionis gloriam. 68 -dente] -dens P 3 cunta (after parv. lacun.) Pg. 0 71 recognouissetis Gratian. intra Pj 72 his O Pj P* P 4 h is O P 3 ordinat.] ordinandus O O 4 uestri culminis Pj P*. MANN, Geschichte..., t I, p. 293-325; J. B. BuRY, 0. c., p. 229-268; A. Nage, р. 283; 349; 524; 527; 567-602; 613-614; Dom A. Mund 6, Sur la date concerning la visite concerning Totila d saint BenoU, in Rev. Bin., t. LIX, 1949, p. 203-206. Francis... cuncta uastantibus: Innuitur forsan invasio FrancoAlamannica a. 553-554, but sufficere can anterior praesentia Francorum in Venetiis. Cf. B. Stein, Chronologie..., l. c.; Idem, Histoire..., p. 605611; 345; 348-349; 354; 360-36); 365; 525:527. Mediolanensem the bishop: Id is, Vitalem (aa. 552-556), who Da¬ tio successit. Cf. F. Savio, 0. c., p. 233-234; F. Lanzoni, 0. c., p. 1025; B. Stein, Chronologie..., l. c:, Idem Histoire..., p. 653, n. 3. ordinaturus was: Macedonius in the name of (aa. 552-558). Cf. F. Lan¬ zoni, 0. c., p. 891-892; 1025; B. Stein, Chronologie..., ihid. culminis uestri: who titulus modo concedebatur iis viris, who in summo nobilitatis gradu erant constituti, in qua dignitate, utpote patri¬ cius, was positus Valerianus that. Cf. P. Koch, 0. c., p. 112; M. Bridget, 0. с., p. 42-43; 162; 166. 12. blessed Augustinus says: in Ep. 138 (to Marcellinum), II, 14 15. celsitudo uestra: Similiter ac in epp. 3,2 and 8,1, p. 7 and 26. Cf. furthermore M. Bridget, 0. c., G p. 10-11. tyranno Totila: Famosus Gothorum rex, who in Italia, continuis implicatus bellis, regnavit ab a, 541 to m.iulium a 552. Cf. L. IVI. HarTPEIvAGII I PAPAE Patricium loannem, ob iniuriam inflictam a schismaticis, who eum a sua in communion quasi secludere ausi are, solatur, eumque adhortatur so that perversos huiuscemodi people, who pravis operibus innotescunt, especially vero Aquileiensem the bishop, reprimat.

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