And may almighty God guard you with his protection, and so grant you human thanks in an earthly palace that, after a long time, it may lead you to the eternal joys of the heavenly palace.
We are sending to you, however, a blessing of Saint Peter, prince of the apostles, whom you greatly love, a key from his most sacred body, in which iron from his chains is enclosed, so that what bound the saint's neck for his martyrdom, may free you from all your sins.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), II, 479
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