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54. [...] Peruenit in manus nostras nonnulla epistola, quae ipsius Pelagii diceretur scribentis ad amicum suum quendam presbyterum, qui eum litteris, sicut eadem epistola continetur, benigne admonuerat, ne per eius occasionem se aliquis a corpore ecclesiae separaret. [...]

(ed. Urba-Zycha 1902: 106-107)

54. [...] There came into my hands a certain letter, coming, it was said, from Pelagius himself, writing to a friend of his, a presbyter, who, in a letter (according to what is contained in this letter) had kindly admonished him not to be for anyone an occasion to separate himself from the body of the Church. [...]

(trans. J.A. Mourant)

Discussion:

Augustine refers to this alleged letter of Pelagius (he is not sure of his authenticity) as written after the council of Diospolis (AD 415).

About the source:

Author: Augustine of Hippo
Title: On the Proceedings of Pelagius, De gestis Pelagii
Origin: Hippo Regius (Latin North Africa)
Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian

At the end of 415 Pelagius was acquitted of the charge of heresy by the synod of Diospolis in Palestine. In 417 Augustine published the acts of the synod together with his commentary, adding an account of his previous dealings with Pelagius and other details of Pelagius`s life.

Edition:

K. Urba, J. Zycha edd., Sancti Aureli Augustini De gestis Pelagii, Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum 42, Prague-Vienna-Lepizig 1902, 51-122.

Translation:

On the Proceedings of Pelagius, in: Saint Augustine, Four Anti-Pelagian Writings, trans. J.A Mourant and W.J. Collinge, Washington 1992, 111-177.

Categories:

Writing activity - Correspondence

Relation with - Monk/Nun

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