Event: Correspondence, Pallium-despatch/receipt/requestGregory 1.letter to Brunhild 1, inter alia, thanking her for her support of Augustine 1

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Description Gregory 1 wrote to Brunhild 1 about the granting of the pallium to Syagrius 1 and other matters.
Year 597
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Notes:

*Data concerning the following matters from this long letter have been omitted as irrelevant to the purposes of the PASE project: 1. the suppression of simony in Brunhild 1's kingdom (lines 43-52); 2. that bishops should not be drawn from the ranks of the laity (lines 53-63); 3. the reconciliation of schismatics (lines 71-85); 4. the suppression of idolatry (lines 86-105); 5. the despatch by Gregory 1 of a book ('codex') with Candidus 1 that Brunhild 1 had requested in writing (lines 106-11). Matters that have been included are: 1. the character of Brunhild 1 (lines 1-12); 2. the award of the pallium to Syagrius 1 with a reference to Augustine 1 (lines 13-41)--the award of the pallium might have some link to the Augustinian mission; 3.Brunhild 1's support for Augustine 1 (lines 64-70).

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