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the religion of the Christians to observe this very thing without any molestation. 10.5.7 Which things we have decreed to make known most fully to your care, so that you may know that we have given to these same Christians free and unrestricted power to practice their own religion, 10.5.8 which, since your devotedness perceives that it has been granted by us to them without restriction, and that power has been given to others who so wish to follow their own observance and religion, which is something that is clearly to be done in keeping with the tranquility of our times, so that each one may have the power to choose and to practice whatever divinity he wishes. And this has been done by us, so that we might not seem to have detracted anything from any honor or from any religion. 10.5.9 And this, in addition to the other things, we decree concerning the Christians, that their places, in which it was their custom to assemble previously, concerning which also in the letters previously given to your devotedness a different rule was set down in the former time, that if any should appear to have bought them, either from our treasury or from anyone else, they should restore these to the same Christians without money and without any demand for the price, all delay being set aside, without any negligence or ambiguity, and if any happen to have received them as a gift, that they should restore these same places to the same Christians as quickly as possible; 10.5.10 so that either those who bought these same places or those who received them as a gift, if they ask anything of our benevolence, may approach the vicar who is judge in that place, so that provision may be made for them also through our kindness. All of which things it will be necessary to be handed over to the body of the Christians immediately through your diligence without any delay. 10.5.11 And since these same Christians are known to have possessed not only those places in which they were accustomed to assemble, but also other places belonging not to individuals among them, but to the right of their body, that is, of the Christians, you will order all these things, under the law which we have stated before, to be restored to these same Christians, that is, to their body and to each of their assemblies, without any dispute whatsoever, the aforesaid provision of course being observed, that they who restore the same without price, as we have said before, may hope for indemnification from our benevolence. 10.5.12 In all these things you ought to offer the most effective diligence to the aforesaid body of the Christians, so that our command may be fulfilled as quickly as possible, so that in this also provision may be made through our kindness for the common and public tranquility. 10.5.13 For by this measure, as has also been said before, the divine care for us, which we have already experienced in many matters, may remain steadfast for all time. 10.5.14 And so that the limit of this our legislation and benevolence may be brought to the knowledge of all, it is fitting that these things written by us, having been published by your edict, be posted everywhere and brought to the knowledge of all, so that the legislation of this our benevolence may escape the notice of no one.” 10.5.15 COPY OF ANOTHER IMPERIAL ORDINANCE WHICH HE MADE AGAIN, INDICATING THAT THE GIFT WAS TO BE GIVEN TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ALONE “Hail, Anulinus, most honored by us. This is the manner of our benevolence, that we wish not only that those things which belong to another by right should not be molested, but also that they should be restored, most honored Anulinus. Wherefore we wish that, 10.5.16 when you receive this letter, if any of those things which belonged to the Catholic Church of the Christians in each of the cities or in other places and are now held either by citizens or by any others, you shall cause these to be restored immediately to these same churches, since

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Χριστιανῶν θρῃσκείαν ἄνευ τινὸς ὀχλήσεως τοῦτο αὐτὸ παραφυλάττοι. 10.5.7 ἅτινα τῇ σῇ ἐπιμελείᾳ πληρέστατα δηλῶσαι ἐδογματίσαμεν, ὅπως εἰδείης ἡμᾶς ἐλευθέραν καὶ ἀπολελυμένην ἐξουσίαν τοῦ τημελεῖν τὴν ἑαυτῶν θρῃσκείαν τοῖς αὐτοῖς Χριστιανοῖς δεδωκέναι, 10.5.8 ὅπερ ἐπειδὴ ἀπολελυμένως αὐτοῖς ὑφ' ἡμῶν δεδωρῆσθαι θεωρεῖ ἡ σὴ καθοσίωσις καὶ ἑτέροις δεδόσθαι ἐξουσίαν τοῖς βουλομένοις τοῦ μετέρχεσθαι τὴν παρατήρησιν καὶ θρῃσκείαν ἑαυτῶν, ὅπερ ἀκολούθως τῇ ἡσυχίᾳ τῶν ἡμετέρων καιρῶν γίνεσθαι φανερόν ἐστιν, ὅπως ἐξουσίαν ἕκαστος ἔχῃ τοῦ αἱρεῖσθαι καὶ τημελεῖν ὁποίαν δ' ἂν βούληται τὸ θεῖον. τοῦτο δὲ ὑφ' ἡμῶν γέγονεν, ὅπως μηδεμιᾷ τιμῇ μηδὲ θρῃσκείᾳ τινὶ μεμειῶσθαί τι ὑφ' ἡμῶν δοκοίη. 10.5.9 καὶ τοῦτο δὲ πρὸς τοῖς λοιποῖς εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον τῶν Χριστιανῶν δογματίζομεν, ἵνα τοὺς τόπους αὐτῶν, εἰς οὓς τὸ πρότερον συνέρχεσθαι ἔθος ἦν αὐτοῖς, περὶ ὧν καὶ τοῖς πρότερον δοθεῖσιν πρὸς τὴν σὴν καθοσίωσιν γράμμασιν τύπος ἕτερος ἦν ὡρισμένος τῷ προτέρῳ χρόνῳ, ἵν' εἴ τινες ἢ παρὰ τοῦ ταμείου τοῦ ἡμετέρου ἢ παρά τινος ἑτέρου φαίνοιντο ἠγορακότες, τούτους τοῖς αὐτοῖς Χριστιανοῖς ἄνευ ἀργυρίου καὶ ἄνευ τινὸς ἀπαιτήσεως τῆς τιμῆς, ὑπερτεθείσης δίχα πάσης ἀμελείας καὶ ἀμφιβολίας, ἀποκαταστήσωσι, καὶ εἴ τινες κατὰ δῶρον τυγχάνουσιν εἰληφότες, τοὺς αὐτοὺς τόπους ὅπως ἢ τοῖς αὐτοῖς Χριστιανοῖς τὴν ταχίστην ἀποκαταστήσωσιν 10.5.10 οὕτως ὡς ἢ οἱ ἠγορακότες τοὺς αὐτοὺς τόπους ἢ οἱ κατὰ δωρεὰν εἰληφότες αἰτῶσί τι παρὰ τῆς ἡμετέρας καλοκἀγαθίας προσέλθωσι τῷ ἐπὶ τόπων ἐπάρχῳ δικάζοντι, ὅπως καὶ αὐτῶν διὰ τῆς ἡμετέρας χρηστότητος πρόνοια γένηται. ἅτινα πάντα τῷ σώματι τῷ τῶν Χριστιανῶν παρ' αὐτὰ διὰ τῆς σῆς σπουδῆς ἄνευ τινὸς παρολκῆς παραδίδοσθαι δεήσει· 10.5.11 καὶ ἐπειδὴ οἱ αὐτοὶ Χριστιανοὶ οὐ μόνον ἐκείνους εἰς οὓς συνέρχεσθαι ἔθος εἶχον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἑτέρους τόπους ἐσχηκέναι γινώσκονται διαφέροντας οὐ πρὸς ἕκαστον αὐτῶν, ἀλλὰ πρὸς τὸ δίκαιον τοῦ αὐτῶν σώματος, τοῦτ' ἔστιν τῶν Χριστιανῶν, ταῦτα πάντα ἐπὶ τῷ νόμῳ ὃν προειρήκαμεν, δίχα παντελῶς τινος ἀμφισβητήσεως τοῖς αὐτοῖς Χριστιανοῖς, τοῦτ' ἔστιν τῷ σώματι αὐτῶν καὶ τῇ συνόδῳ ἑκάστῳ αὐτῶν ἀποκαταστῆναι κελεύσεις, τοῦ προειρημένου λογισμοῦ δηλαδὴ φυλαχθέντος, ὅπως αὐτοὶ οἵτινες τοὺς αὐτοὺς ἄνευ τιμῆς, καθὼς προειρήκαμεν, ἀποκαθιστῶσι, τὸ ἀζήμιον τὸ ἑαυτῶν παρὰ τῆς ἡμετέρας καλοκἀγαθίας ἐλπίζοιεν. 10.5.12 ἐν οἷς πᾶσιν τῷ προειρημένῳ σώματι τῶν Χριστιανῶν τὴν σπουδὴν δυνατώτατα παρασχεῖν ὀφείλεις, ὅπως τὸ ἡμέτερον κέλευσμα τὴν ταχίστην παραπληρωθῇ, ὅπως καὶ ἐν τούτῳ διὰ τῆς ἡμετέρας χρηστότητος πρόνοια γένηται τῆς κοινῆς καὶ δημοσίας ἡσυχίας. 10.5.13 τούτῳ γὰρ τῷ λογισμῷ, καθὼς καὶ προείρηται, ἡ θεία σπουδὴ περὶ ἡμᾶς, ἧς ἐν πολλοῖς ἤδη πράγμασιν ἀπεπειράθημεν, διὰ παντὸς τοῦ χρόνου βεβαίως διαμείναι. 10.5.14 ἵνα δὲ ταύτης τῆς ἡμετέρας νομοθεσίας καὶ τῆς καλοκἀγαθίας ὁ ὅρος πρὸς γνῶσιν πάντων ἐνεχθῆναι δυνηθῇ, προταχθέντα τοῦ σοῦ προστάγματος ταῦτα τὰ ὑφ' ἡμῶν γραφέντα πανταχοῦ προθεῖναι καὶ εἰς γνῶσιν πάντων ἀγαγεῖν ἀκόλουθόν ἐστιν, ὅπως ταύτης τῆς ἡμετέρας καλοκἀγαθίας ἡ νομοθεσία μηδένα λαθεῖν δυνηθῇ.» 10.5.15 ΑΝΤΙΓΡΑΦΟΝ ΕΤΕΡΑΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗΣ ∆ΙΑΤΑΞΕΩΣ ΗΝ ΑΥΘΙΣ ΠΕΠΟΙΗΤΑΙ, ΜΟΝΗΙ ΤΗΙ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΗΙ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΙ ΤΗΝ ∆ΩΡΕΑΝ ∆Ε∆ΟΣΘΑΙ ΥΠΟΣΗΜΗΝΑΜΕΝΟΣ «Χαῖρε Ἀνυλῖνε, τιμιώτατε ἡμῖν. ἔστιν ὁ τρόπος οὗτος τῆς φιλαγαθίας τῆς ἡμετέρας, ὥστε ἐκεῖνα ἅπερ δικαίῳ ἀλλοτρίῳ προσήκει, μὴ μόνον μὴ ἐνοχλεῖσθαι, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀποκαθιστᾶν βούλεσθαι ἡμᾶς, Ἀνυλῖνε τιμιώτατε. ὅθεν βουλόμεθα ἵν', 10.5.16 ὁπόταν ταῦτα τὰ γράμματα κομίσῃ, εἴ τινα ἐκ τούτων τῶν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τῇ καθολικῇ τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἐν ἑκάσταις πόλεσιν ἢ καὶ ἄλλοις τόποις διέφερον καὶ κατέχοιντο νῦν ἢ ὑπὸ πολιτῶν ἢ ὑπό τινων ἄλλων, ταῦτα ἀποκατασταθῆναι παραχρῆμα ταῖς αὐταῖς ἐκκλησίαις ποιήσῃς, ἐπειδήπερ