Letter 150, Palladius Bishop of Sancton

This letter to St. Gregory the Great (Dvoeslovo) to Bishop Palladius of Sancton is devoted to the important issue of the consecration of the new church. St. Gregory reports the transfer of the relics of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, as well as the martyrs Lawrence and Pankratius, to be placed in the altars of the church under construction. The letter contains not only instructions for the reverent acceptance and placement of the relics, but also emphasizes the importance of caring for the material support of church ministers. On the acceptance of the relics of the Apostles Peter and Paul Having arrived as an ambassador, your presbyter Levparik informed us that your brotherhood built a church in honor of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and the Martyrs Lawrence and Pancratius, and built in it thirteen altars, of which four, we learned, have not yet been consecrated, because you are disposed, with the Help of God, to place in them the relics of the mentioned Saints. Therefore, having given with reverence the relics of Saints Peter and Paul, as well as the Martyrs Lawrence and Pancratius, we remind you that, with the help of the Lord, you must accept and place them with reverence, first of all taking care that those serving with them are not left without a means of subsistence.