To Felix, Bishop of Pesaro, on John’s Monastery

Gregory to Felix, bishop, and so on. [a] We are surprised at your fraternity, that you have disregarded the terms of the written order given you by our predecessor of holy memory, and consecrated the monastery built by John, who carries this letter, otherwise than ancient custom requires. For while that order directs, among other things, that you should dedicate the place without a public mass, we hear that your chair has nevertheless been set up there, and that the sacred solemnities of the mass are celebrated there publicly. If this is true, we now urge you to put aside every excuse and have your chair removed from there altogether, and from now on to perform no public masses there. But if they wish mass to be celebrated for them there, as both custom and the terms of the order direct, let a presbyter be appointed by you for the purpose. [b]

Further, we wish that, with God’s favor, a community of servants of God should always remain in that monastery, as John has asked, and as is now the case. As for the cup, too, which he tells me your fraternity has taken away, if this is so, make haste to give it back. Let your holiness, then, take care to carry out these things in such a way that the bearer may have no need to come to us again on the same account.