Letter 46

|c. 503 AD|ruricius limoges
From: Ruricius, bishop of Limoges
To: Albinus, priest
Date: ~503 AD
Context: A consolation letter after a shared bereavement, with Ruricius expressing surprise that he was not informed sooner.

Bishop Ruricius to the priest Albinus.

When the report of our common grief reached me by rumor — and I was surprised not to have learned of it first from your own account — I would have come to you at once, had the solemnity of these holy days not held me back. I send this letter instead, hoping you will accept my excuse.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.

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