For while the English race, who lived in a corner of the world, still remained faithless in their worship of trees and rocks, thanks to the support you gave me with your prayer, I decided to send over a monk of my monastery to preach to them. And with my permission he was elected bishop by the bishops of Germany, and with their support also, he crossed over to the aforesaid people at the edge of the world, and now letters have already reached us about his sagetyy and work, stating that either he, or those who crossed over with him, are ablaze with such miracles among that same race, that they seem to be imitating the virtues of the apostles with the proofs that they provide. And in the solemnity of our Lord's nativity, which was celebrated during this first indiction, it was reported that our brother and fellow-bishop baptized more than ten thousand English.
Saturday 9 November 2013
Missionary Successes
Quote from Letter 8.29 to Eulogius, bishop of Alexandria. July 589
For while the English race, who lived in a corner of the world, still remained faithless in their worship of trees and rocks, thanks to the support you gave me with your prayer, I decided to send over a monk of my monastery to preach to them. And with my permission he was elected bishop by the bishops of Germany, and with their support also, he crossed over to the aforesaid people at the edge of the world, and now letters have already reached us about his sagetyy and work, stating that either he, or those who crossed over with him, are ablaze with such miracles among that same race, that they seem to be imitating the virtues of the apostles with the proofs that they provide. And in the solemnity of our Lord's nativity, which was celebrated during this first indiction, it was reported that our brother and fellow-bishop baptized more than ten thousand English.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), II, 523
For while the English race, who lived in a corner of the world, still remained faithless in their worship of trees and rocks, thanks to the support you gave me with your prayer, I decided to send over a monk of my monastery to preach to them. And with my permission he was elected bishop by the bishops of Germany, and with their support also, he crossed over to the aforesaid people at the edge of the world, and now letters have already reached us about his sagetyy and work, stating that either he, or those who crossed over with him, are ablaze with such miracles among that same race, that they seem to be imitating the virtues of the apostles with the proofs that they provide. And in the solemnity of our Lord's nativity, which was celebrated during this first indiction, it was reported that our brother and fellow-bishop baptized more than ten thousand English.
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