Gregory the Great, bishop of Rome from 590 to 604: the Book of Pastoral Rule on what a pastor is and how he should teach each kind of person, and his selected letters from the Register, from the Lombard wars and the mission to the English to the quarrel over the title Ecumenical Patriarch. Modern English from the Post-Nicene Fathers translation.
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Contents
Letters, Book 1
1To All the Bishops of Sicily, on Peter the Subdeacon and a Yearly Council2To Justinus, Praetor of Sicily, on Friendship and the Grain Supply3To Paul the Scholasticus, on the Chains of High Office4To John, Bishop of Constantinople, Asking for His Prayers5To Theoctista, the Emperor’s Sister, on the Quiet He Has Lost6To Narses the Patrician, on an Ape Called a Lion7To Anastasius, Patriarch of Antioch, on the Earthly Burdens Laid on Him8To Peter the Subdeacon, on a Boundary Dispute near Palermo9To the Bishops Bacauda and Agnellus, on the Synagogue at Terracina10To Clementina the Patrician, on the Death of Eutherius11To John, Bishop of Orvieto, on the Monastery of Saint George12To Severus, Bishop of Aquileia, Summoning Him to Rome13To All the Bishops of Italy, on the Children of the Lombards14To Peter the Subdeacon, on Marcellus and the Churches without Bishops15To Natalis, Bishop of Salona, on the Archdeacon Honoratus16To Honoratus, Deacon of Salona, on His Quarrel with His Bishop17To Natalis, Bishop of Salona, in Thanks for His Greeting18To John, Bishop of Constantinople, and the Other Patriarchs19To Anastasius, Patriarch of Antioch, with the Keys of Saint Peter20To Anastasius, Archbishop of Corinth, Announcing His Ordination21To Sebastian, Bishop of Rhisinum, on Anastasius of Antioch22To Aristobulus, Former Prefect and Secretary23To Romanus, Patrician and Exarch of Italy, on Bishop Blandus24To Venantius, Former Monk, Patrician of Syracuse25To Peter, Bishop of Terracina, on the Meeting Place of the Jews26To Peter the Subdeacon, on Restoring What Was Taken by Force27To Anthemius the Subdeacon, on Gifts to the Poor28To Peter the Subdeacon, on the Scattered Monks of Bishop Paulinus29To Anthemius the Subdeacon, on Monks Who Leave Their Monasteries30To Leander, Bishop of Seville, on King Reccared and the Immersions of Baptism31To Peter the Subdeacon, on the Peasants of the Church in Sicily32To Peter the Subdeacon, for the Blind Son of Godiscalchus33To the Bishops of Arles and Marseilles, on Jews Baptized by Force34To Theodore, Duke of Sardinia, on Two Claims for Justice35To Honoratus the Deacon, on the Wrongs of the Duke of Sardinia36To Anthemius the Subdeacon, on the Island Monasteries37To Symmachus the Defensor, on Monasteries in Corsica38To Peter the Subdeacon, for the Dedication of an Oratory of Mary39To Bishop Severus, on the Election at Rimini40To Duke Arsicinus and the People of Rimini, on Choosing a Bishop41To Gennadius, Exarch of Africa, on Wrongs Done at Turris42To Januarius, Archbishop of Cagliari, on Behalf of Catella43To Januarius, Bishop of Cagliari, on Behalf of Pompeiana44To Felix, Bishop of Messina, Declining His Gifts45To Peter the Subdeacon, on Relief for Pastor46To Peter the Subdeacon, on the Sicilian Bishops and the Grain Supply47To Gennadius, Exarch of Africa, Against the Donatists48To Gennadius, Exarch of Africa, Praising His Victories49To All the Bishops of Numidia, on Their Customs and the Primacy50To Leo, Bishop in Corsica, on Visiting the Church of Saona51To Martinus, Bishop in Corsica, on His Appointment to Saona52To the Clergy and Nobles of Corsica, on the Church of Saona