Iconium is a city of Pisidia, anciently the first
after the greatest, i.e.
Antioch. and now it is
capital of a part, consisting of an union of different portions, and
allowed the government of a distinct province. Iconium too calls
me to visit her and to give her a bishop; for Faustinus He was
succeeded by John I. cf. Letter clxi. and
note. is dead. Whether I ought to shrink
from consecrations over the border; what answer I ought to give to the
Sebastenes; what attitude I should show to the propositions of
Evagrius; all these are questions to which I was anxious to get answers
in a personal interview with you, for here in my present weakness I am
cut off from everything. If, then, you can find any one soon
coming this way, be so good as to give me your answer on them
all. If not, pray that what is pleasing to the Lord may come into
my mind. In your synod also bid mention to be made of me, and
pray for me yourself, and join your people with you
in the prayer that it may be
permitted me to continue my service through the remaining days or
hours of my sojourning here in a manner pleasing to the
Lord.