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Cyprian correspondence, Epistle LXXIX

Unidentified Cyprian correspondent

Letter 79

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Author: Unidentified Cyprian correspondent

Epistle LXXIX.

The Answer of Felix, Jader, Polianus, and the Rest of the Martyrs, to Cyprian.

Argument.—The Martyrs Above Spoken of Acknowledge with Gratitude the Assistance Sent to Them by Cyprian.

To our dearest and best beloved Cyprian

,

Felix

,

Jader

,

Polianus

,

together

with

the

presbyters

and

all

who

are

abiding

with

us

at

the

mine

of

Sigua

,

eternal

health

in

the

Lord

.

We

reply

to

your

salutation

,

dearest

brother

,

by

Herennianus

the

sub

-

deacon

,

Lucian

and

Maximus

our

brethren

,

strong

and

safe

by

the

aid

of

your

prayers

,

from

whom

we

have

received

a

sum

under

the

name

of

an

offering

,

together

with

your

letter

which

you

wrote

,

and

in

which

you

have

condescended

to

comfort

us

as

if

we

were

sons

,

out

of

the

heavenly

words

.

And

we

have

given

and

do

give

thanks

to

God

the

Father

Almighty

through

His

Christ

,

that

we

have

been

thus

comforted

and

strengthened

by

your

address

,

asking

from

the

candour

of

your

mind

that

you

would

deign

to

have

us

in

mind

in

your

constant

prayers

,

that

the

Lord

would

supply

what

is

wanting

in

your

confession

and

ours

,

which

He

has

condescended

to

confer

on

us

.

Greet

all

who

abide

with

you

.

We

bid

you

,

dearest

brother

,

ever

heartily

farewell

in

God

.

I

Felix

wrote

this

;

I

Jader

subscribed

it

;

I

Polianus

read

it

.

I

greet

my

lord

Eutychianus

.

Notes

1
Oxford ed.: Ep. lxxix. a.d. 257.