Letter CXCV.
2682
To Euphronius, bishop of Colonia
Armeniæ
.
Colonia
, which the Lord has
placed under your authority, is far out of the way of ordinary
routes. The consequence is that, although I am frequently writing
to the rest of the brethren in Armenia Minor, I hesitate to write to
your reverence, because I have no expectation of finding any one to
convey my letter. Now, however, that I am hoping either for your
presence, or that my letter will be sent on to you by some of the
bishops to whom I have written, I thus write and salute you by
letter. I wish to tell you that I seem to be still alive, and at
the same time to exhort you to pray for me, that the Lord may lessen my
afflictions, and lift from me the heavy load of pain which now presses
like a cloud upon my heart. I shall have this relief if He will
only grant a quick restoration to those godly bishops who are now
punished for their faithfulness to true religion by being scattered all
abroad.
2682
Placed in
375.