Quote from Letter 5,33 to Cyprian, deacon. May 595
It has come to our attention from reports of Theodosius, abbot of the monastery of saint Martin, that he has retained three monks there in Sicily, whom he had sent over for the advantage of his monastery. And he asks from us that, with your support, he should recall them into his own monastery. And so, let your Beloved, who knows that we are greatly and fervently zealous over cases of this sort, have them looked for with a careful investigation, and when they are found, have them sent over to the aforesaid abbot, to whom they are being so insolent, under suitable care and strict control. Therefore, be careful that legal strictness is not harmed by some delay or slackness by those allotted.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, translated by John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMPS, 2004), II, 345
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