Quote from Letter 9.72 to Passivus, bishop of Fermo. November-December 598
Anio, the count of the castle of Teramo, had informed us in a petition of recommendation, included as an appendix, that he has founded an oratory in the castle mentioned above, at his own expense, to show his devotion, and he wants it to be consecrated in honor of Saint Peter, the prince of the apostles.
And so, my dearest brother, if the construction mentioned above is situated in the jurisdiction of your diocese, in which you fulfill the office of visitor, and it is certain that no human body has been buried there, after first receiving the donation as set by law, you will solemnly consecrate the aforesaid oratory
Anio, the count of the castle of Teramo, had informed us in a petition of recommendation, included as an appendix, that he has founded an oratory in the castle mentioned above, at his own expense, to show his devotion, and he wants it to be consecrated in honor of Saint Peter, the prince of the apostles.
And so, my dearest brother, if the construction mentioned above is situated in the jurisdiction of your diocese, in which you fulfill the office of visitor, and it is certain that no human body has been buried there, after first receiving the donation as set by law, you will solemnly consecrate the aforesaid oratory
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), II, 587
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