Quote from Letter 9.155 to Calllinicus, exarch of Italy. May 599
Be aware that I have been comforted with great joy by your reports of victories over the Slavs, and that the bears of this letter, hurrying to Saint Peter, prince of the apostles, to be joined to the unity of the Holy Church, have been sent over by your Excellency from the isle of Cáorle. For in this you prevail more fully against your enemies, if you bring back under the yoke of the true Lord those whom you acknowledge as God's enemies, and conduct your causes among men just as bravely as you have dealt with the cases of God among men with a sincere and devoted mind.
Be aware that I have been comforted with great joy by your reports of victories over the Slavs, and that the bears of this letter, hurrying to Saint Peter, prince of the apostles, to be joined to the unity of the Holy Church, have been sent over by your Excellency from the isle of Cáorle. For in this you prevail more fully against your enemies, if you bring back under the yoke of the true Lord those whom you acknowledge as God's enemies, and conduct your causes among men just as bravely as you have dealt with the cases of God among men with a sincere and devoted mind.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), II, 639.
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