Two letters to Pope Celestine

Nestorius (386–450)

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The Second Letter of Nestorius to Celestine of Rome

Written in the early part of 430, Nestorius once again asks for information on the Pelagians taking refuge in Constantinople after being excommunicated by a synod in Rome . He tells of his own troubles with heretics in Constantinople , and gives a brief account of their views: confusion of the human and divine natures in Christ. Translated from the 5 century Latin version of Marius Mercator (Loofs, Nestoriana , 169-172); the original Greek is not extant.

Here begins the second letter of Nestorius to Celestine.

1. I have often written to Your Beatitude on account of Julian [of Eclanum], Orontius, and the others who have usurped for themselves episcopal dignity and made an appearance before the most pious and commendable emperor [Theodosius II], and have succumbed before us to frequent lamentations as though they were [orthodox men] expelled from the West in orthodox times. But we have still not received from Your Worship anything written about them. If I had such documents, I would be able to respond to them and give them a response commensurate to their weeping. As things stand, apart from the uncertain…

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