Letter 80: eplal (always) B, epist la (always) Ewald emilie B 3 sublimitas (nihil not.

Pope Pelagius IUnknown|c. 559 AD|Pope Pelagius I|From Rome|AI-assisted
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Pope Pelagius I to the addressee.

We have received your report and take note of the difficulties you have described. The situation in your region requires firm and consistent leadership, and we are confident you are equal to the challenge. In response to the specific issues you have raised: address the matter of the schismatics according to the procedure outlined in our previous letters; ensure that the patrimony of the Church is properly administered and all revenues accounted for; and maintain the discipline of the clergy with the firmness the current situation demands. Report to us regularly on your progress, and do not hesitate to call upon our authority when needed.

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Latin / Greek Original

eplal (semper) B, epist^^la (semper) Ewald emilie B 3 sublimitas (nihil
not.) Ewald

Dies quibus haec et duae seqq. epistulae datae fuerunt statui firmae
innitens coniecturae, eas post ep. 54 esse datas. Cf. prolegomena p. XXXV.

Tit. Symeonis illustri: His modo notus. Hic vir magna cum probabi¬
litate erat tantum inlustvis honorarius aut vacans, nam gloriosi titulo non
donatur. Cf. notulas ad ep. 20,1, p. 62.

1. de epistula: Cf. quae scripsi ad ep. 3,4, p. 8.

Aemilia: Quae, una cum Flaminia, VIII regionem Romanam
formabat. Cf. HueESEn, Aemilia, in Pauly-Wissowa, t. I,c. 540; J.Jung,

0 . c., p. 59-61; P. Kehr, o. c., t. V, p. 1-2; F. Lanzoni, o. c., p. 705-706; E.
Josi, Emilia, in Enc. Cattol., t. V, c. 301-302.

sublimitas tua: Utpote qui inlustris esset, eum hic titulus de¬
cebat. P. Koch, 0 . c., p. 124, ultimum invenit usurpatum a. 539. Cf. prae¬
terea M. Bridget, o. c., p. 50-51.

2. refutatorium ad papam Uigilium: Id est, litterae quaedam ubi
posteaquam Vigilius Tria Capitula damnaverat, de repugnantia sua adversus
eandem damnationem se purgare intendebat coram papa, qui sibi similem

EPiSi:ui<A 80,1-3

dam[p]nare uolebat, et sex libros in defensionem <trinm> capitu¬
lorum, clausMS per diuersa monasteria et exilia non
cem sed quae mihi scripto diuersi heretici, qm scai^ala semper

8en«ar. moUuStur, secreta mW^bant. Praeter iste 3
Stas, si epistubm meam in diaconatu de .sta causa factam ab-
quis se habere dicit, aperte mentitur.

per nichii; B 11 mittebant] Ewald praeter] com. auctor, propter B 12 si]

(c expunx.) B.

poenam minabatur, nisi damnationis suae sententiae demum adsentiretur

per diuersa monasteria et exilia non habens codicem: Mes
querimoniae inveniuntur in opere PEEAOn, In Def. Tnum Cap. Cf. R. D -
VREESSE, ihid., p. XVII-XVIII.

PEl/AGn I PAPAE

Quales esse debent indices, in quorum praesentia ecclesiastici sese
valeant sistere, decernit.

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