RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
1852
year: 1220
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Prior and brothers of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Aug. 19. Orvieto. At the request of the prior and brothers of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Honorius III takes their church and its possessions under papal protection. He refers especially to churches of the Holy Sepulchre at Acre, Tyre and Antioch, and those in the Latin empire, southern Italy, Sicily, Iberia, Poland, Bohemia, Hungary, Croatia [Sclavonia], Germany, France, Lombardy, Tuscany and England; and to tenements [tenimenta] at Tripoli and Gibelech, and a casale on Cyprus, together with a possession in Moravia. He confirms liberties acquired before the Fourth Lateran Council; the right to obtain chrism and holy oils from Latin diocesan bishops, or even from others; the ban on any brother leaving the community without licence from the patriarch or the prior; and freedom from the consequences of interdict.
Aug. 19. Orvieto. At the request of the prior and brothers of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Honorius III takes their church and its possessions under papal protection. He refers especially to churches of the Holy Sepulchre at Acre, Tyre and Antioch, and those in the Latin empire, southern Italy, Sicily... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 360-1, no. 50 (RRH no. 935)
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
1929
year: 1222
initiator: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate
recipient: Chapter of the Holy Sepulchre and the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Holy Sepulchre
additional institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: * Aug. 1-31. In the presence of Patriarch Ralph of Jerusalem, Simon archevêque de Tyr, Durand évêque de Tortose, frère Pierre de Montagu maître of the Knights Templar and frère Guérin de Montagu maître of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, arbitrates in a dispute between the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre and the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. He decides that the land in the territory of Tyre which is the cause of the dispute should be divided, with half going to each party.
* Aug. 1-31. In the presence of Patriarch Ralph of Jerusalem, Simon archevêque de Tyr, Durand évêque de Tortose, frère Pierre de Montagu maître of the Knights Templar and frère Guérin de Montagu maître of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate,... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:305, no. 1754 (RRH no. 958a)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2329
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: [Mar. 9. Lateran. The canons of the Holy Sepulchre have been spreading the fiction that the Holy Fire, which descends on the tomb of Christ during the Easter Vigil, also falls on the site of the Prison of Christ in the church of the Holy Sepulchre and are charging pilgrims as a result. Pope Gregory IX forbids this venal practice to continue.
[Mar. 9. Lateran. The canons of the Holy Sepulchre have been spreading the fiction that the Holy Fire, which descends on the tomb of Christ during the Easter Vigil, also falls on the site of the Prison of Christ in the church of the Holy Sepulchre and are charging pilgrims as a result. Pope Gregory... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:917, no. 4151. Calendar entry].
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2450
year: 1244
initiator: Pope Innocent IV
recipient: Archbishop of Nazareth and bishop of Tiberias
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Feb. 15. Lateran. The patriarch of Jerusalem has refused to confirm the election by the chapter of the church of the Holy Sepulchre of Guiscardus canonicus ecclesie Dominici Sepulchri to the office of prior, leaving the post vacant for more than 3 years. Pope Innocent IV orders the archbishop of Nazareth and the bishop of Tiberias to investigate, considering particularly whether provision of the office has devolved on the pope or the patriarch.
Feb. 15. Lateran. The patriarch of Jerusalem has refused to confirm the election by the chapter of the church of the Holy Sepulchre of Guiscardus canonicus ecclesie Dominici Sepulchri to the office of prior, leaving the post vacant for more than 3 years. Pope Innocent IV orders the archbishop of... more
sources: Innocent IV, Les Registres 1:82, no. 458