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| To John, Bishop of Syracuse.
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Epistle XXIII.
To John, Bishop of Syracuse.
Gregory to John, &c.
Our son the glorious exconsul Leontius has made a serious complaint to us of our brother and fellow-bishop Leo; and his
complaint has altogether disturbed us, since a bishop ought not to have
acted so precipitately and lightly. This case we have committed,
to be thoroughly enquired into, to our Guardian (defensoris)
Romanus when he comes to you. Further, the messenger who was sent
by him (i.e. by Leontius) complains of your Fraternity, that in
the defence of the illustrious physician Archelaus the interests of our
brother and fellow-bishop, the Metropolitan Domitian, suffer
damage31
| 31 This Domitian was bishop
of Melitina and Metropolitan of Armenia, being a relation of the
Emperors, see III. 67. The physician Archelaus is commended in an
epistle not translated (V. 32) to Cyprian, the previous rector
patrimonii in Sicily, for protection in some question about
property. | . And indeed your Fraternity ought
justly to protect your sons, or it may be in this case the interests of
holy Church, and to give no occasion for evil-speaking to
adversaries. I doubt not, however, even while thus speaking, that
you do take heed to this: yet we have enjoined on the same
Romanus, when he comes to you, to arrange with you what is right with
regard to this case also.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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