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A multi-sounding trumpet has also reached us - a loud rumor about your ardent and sincere love for us, sweeping across such a great distance to the very ends of the earth. And we, who are at such a distance from you, no less than those present with you, know to what extent your love is strong and fiery, your speech is open, free and straightforward, your intercession is unshakable. We would therefore very much like to be able to see you in person. But since the desert to which we are now chained has deprived us of this happiness, then, having found the opportunity to write to you with my lord, the most honest and reverent presbyter, we take advantage of it to fulfill our desire within the limits of possibility, to bring you our greetings and testify to our great gratitude for the diligence that you have shown throughout this long time with tireless constancy. At the same time, we earnestly ask you - when he returns on his way back, write to us about your health and, in general, notify us about yourself whenever the opportunity arises to send a letter with someone, if only there are people who decide to go to this desert. You understand how much pleasure we would gain if we more often received good news about the health of people who are so warmly disposed towards us. The paragraphs in the text were arranged by us. – Editorial staff of “ABC of Faith” This bishop is mentioned by Palladius in the biography of St. John Chrysostom, ch. 4,” and the blessed one says with great honor. Jerome in the preface to the books and Chronicles and in one of his letters. You might be interested in: