To the Bishops Bacauda and Agnellus, on the Synagogue at Terracina

Gregory to Bacauda, and so on. [a]

The Hebrews living in Terracina have petitioned us for permission to keep, under our authority, the site of their synagogue, which they have held until now. But since we have been told that this site is so near the church that even the sound of their psalm singing reaches it, we have written to our brother and fellow bishop Peter that, if it is true that the voices from that place are heard in the church, the Jews must stop worshiping there. So let your fraternity, together with our brother and fellow bishop named above, carefully inspect this place. If you find that the church has been disturbed, provide another place within the fortress where these Hebrews may gather, so that they can celebrate their ceremonies without hindrance. But if they are deprived of this one, let your fraternity provide such a place that there is no cause for complaint in the future. But we forbid these Hebrews to be oppressed or harassed without reason. Since, in accordance with justice, they are permitted to live under the protection of the Roman laws, let them keep their observances as they have learned them, with no one hindering them. Yet they must not be allowed to have Christian slaves. [b]