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Gregorius Mai iniano episcopo Ravennæ. Latores præsentium ad nos de Istriæ partibus venientes, unitati se Ecclesiæ subdi, auxiliante Domino, copierunt. Quos pro sui laude desiderii cum affectu suscepimus, eosque, a de conversatione adeptæ unitatis praemissa exhortatione, nostræ quoque, sicut eorum desiderium erat, Ecclesiæ b fecimus militare. Quos frateruitas vestra gratanter excipiat, eisque orem, ut exegerint, libenter impendat; quatenus ad propria revertentes c nullis in bono operis sui perversorum inquietudinibus fatigentur.
額我略致拉溫納主教瑪利尼亞努斯。持此信者從伊斯特里亞地區前來我們這裡，藉主之助，渴望歸屬教會的合一。因其願望值得稱讚，我們滿懷情誼接待了他們，並先就他們所達致之合一的生活方式加以勸勉後，照他們的願望，使他們也服事我們的教會。願閣下欣然接待他們，並按需要慷慨為他們代禱；使他們返回本鄉時，不致在其善工中受任何邪惡之徒的騷擾而困乏。
Gregory to Marinianus, bishop of Ravenna. The bearers of the present letter, coming to us from the regions of Istria, have desired, with the Lord's help, to be made subject to the unity of the Church. On account of the praiseworthiness of their desire we received them with affection, and, having first given exhortation concerning the manner of the unity they had attained, we caused them, as was their desire, to serve also our Church. Let Your Fraternity receive them graciously, and freely bestow prayer upon them as need requires; so that, returning to their own homes, they may not be wearied by any harassments of the perverse in the good of their work.
596:2
Magis autem apud excellentissimum filium nostrum elarchum id studiosius peragite, ut suis illos jussii nibas apud eos quorum illic interest securos in omnibus reddat, ut horum quiete aliurum quoque adhuc iti schismate positorum animi ad conversionis gratiam provocentur.
但更當與我們至尊的兒子總督更加勤勉地辦妥此事，使他藉其命令，在那些相關人等中間，於一切事上保障他們的安全；好使因他們的安定，那些仍陷於分裂者的心也被激勵，歸向悔改之恩。
But rather with our most excellent son the exarch see to this the more diligently, that by his commands he may render them secure in all things among those whom it there concerns; so that by their tranquility the minds of others also still set in schism may be stirred up to the grace of conversion.