Event: Commendation, Correspondence, Hospitality
Gregory 1
.letter to
Etherius 1
Asserted in:
Bede.HE
i.24
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Scholarly Info
Description
Gregory 1
wrote to
Etherius 1
, asking him to receive
Augustine 1
on his return to Britain and commending the priest
Candidus 1
.
Year
596
Primary Source Info
Original Text
Misit [...] ad Etherium [...], ut Augustinum Brittaniam pergentem benigne susciperet, litteras.
Date from Source
23 July, in the 14th year of the reign of the emperor Maurice Tibeirus
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent
:
Gregory 1
(
the Great, pope, 590-604
)
Recipient
:
Etherius 1
(
Archbishop of Lyons / Arles, fl. 597
)
(Other)
:
Augustine 1
(
Archbishop of Canterbury, 597-604x609; apostle of the English
) : Object of the letter
(Other)
:
Candidus 1
(
Priest
) : Object of the letter.
Gregory 1
told
Etherius 1
that
Candidus 1
had been sent to take charge of a small patrimony of
Gregory 1
's church.