RRR: Correspondence/envoy
680
year: 1162
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Archbishop Syrus of Genoa
text: Mar 25. Genoa. Pope Alexander III thanks Archbishop Syrus of Genoa and the Genoese church for its support in the East with respect to the schism in the Church of Rome and gives them the privilege of holding a perpetual legation [with respect to the Genoese churches] in the East, on condition that he visits the Holy See every eight years.
Mar 25. Genoa. Pope Alexander III thanks Archbishop Syrus of Genoa and the Genoese church for its support in the East with respect to the schism in the Church of Rome and gives them the privilege of holding a perpetual legation [with respect to the Genoese churches] in the East, on condition that... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 231-2, no. 85
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
710
year: 1163
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Nicholaus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Oct 6. Sens. Pope Alexander III renews for Nicholaus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre the papal protection granted them by his predecessors Popes Honorius II, Innocent II, Celestine II, Lucius II and Eugenius III and he confirms their possessions, referring specifically to confirmations by the patriarchs of Jerusalem of the grants of half of all oblations to the Holy Sepulchre; oblations to the relic of the True Cross, except on Good Friday and when the patriarch has need of them; the tithes of the city of Jerusalem and lands around, except for those from the funda; and the church of St Peter in Jaffa. He confirms the possessions and rights of the canons of the Holy Sepulchre in the Iberian peninsula [Yspania]. He exempts them from the payment of tithes on noval lands, cultivated by themselves or at their expense, and on animal fodder. He forbids the transfer of brothers from the community without the licence of prior and chapter.
Oct 6. Sens. Pope Alexander III renews for Nicholaus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre the papal protection granted them by his predecessors Popes Honorius II, Innocent II, Celestine II, Lucius II and Eugenius III and he confirms their possessions, referring specifically to confirmations... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 234-6, no. 87
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
834
year: 1169
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Petrus abbas of Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
institution: Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
text: Apr. 6 1168 or 1169. Pope Alexander III confirms for Petrus abbas of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat and his successors the privilege of wearing in his abbey the mitre, ring, gloves and sandals [of an archbishop] at Christmas, Easter and all the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and also the mitre and ring on other solemnities [greater feasts] in other churches and in general processions.
Apr. 6 1168 or 1169. Pope Alexander III confirms for Petrus abbas of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat and his successors the privilege of wearing in his abbey the mitre, ring, gloves and sandals [of an archbishop] at Christmas, Easter and all the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and also the... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 259-60, no. 100
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
1063
year: 1180
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Rodericus magister domus sancte Marie Montis Gaudii de Jerusalem
institution: Order of Montjoie
text: Nov. 23. Tusculum. Pope Alexander III confirms and adds to the privileges and confirmation made to Rodericus magister domus sancte Marie Montis Gaudii de Jerusalem and his professed brothers. He takes the Order of Montjoie under papal protection and approves the Rule of a Military Order. [167] He confirms the following possessions: the locus [on] Mons Gaudii where the house of the Order is situated, outside the walls of Jerusalem; Tuanasaba given by King Baldwin III, the Turris Puellarum with 3 other towers and a garden adjacent in the city of Ascalon; 100 besants [aurei] drawn annually from the funda of Ascalon; Palmaria given by Guido de Scandalione; 300 besants [aurei] drawn annually from the logia in Acre where bread is sold; 400 besants [aurei] drawn annually from the Gate of David [in Jerusalem]; a house of Carroblerius; and properties in Lombardy and Iberia. The Order is permitted to build oratories in remote places, although with some powers allowed to bishops. It is exempted from much episcopal jurisdiction, although its churches should be subject to local bishops. It is freed from the payment of tithes and first fruits on lands cultivated by the brothers themselves or providing animal fodder or on newly established churches and villae in deserted places. It can admit secular priests and laymen.
Nov. 23. Tusculum. Pope Alexander III confirms and adds to the privileges and confirmation made to Rodericus magister domus sancte Marie Montis Gaudii de Jerusalem and his professed brothers. He takes the Order of Montjoie under papal protection and approves the Rule of a Military Order. [167] He... more
sources: Hiestand, PTJ 1:315-19, no. 125