RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
2064
year: 1227
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Archbishop of Nicosia, the patriarch of Jerusalem and the bishop of Acre
text: Apr. 5. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX writes to the archbishop of Nicosia, the patriarch of Jerusalem and the bishop of Acre, confirming the decision of his predecessor to transfer the investigation of the case of the marriage of the queen of Cyprus and B., the son of the count of Tripoli, who had appealed to the Holy See, from the archbishop to the patriarch and the bishop of Acre.
Apr. 5. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX writes to the archbishop of Nicosia, the patriarch of Jerusalem and the bishop of Acre, confirming the decision of his predecessor to transfer the investigation of the case of the marriage of the queen of Cyprus and B., the son of the count of Tripoli, who had... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:287-8, no. d-1
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2068
year: 1227
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Suffragans and all prelates of the province of Jerusalem
text: Apr. 28. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX writes to the suffragans and all prelates of the province of Jerusalem. The Holy See refused to accept the appointment of Cardinal Th. of St Sabina as patriarch, because he was needed elsewhere in the Church. At the request of the prior and J. and. J. canonici Dominici Sepulcri that the Holy See should provide a pastor, Pope Gregory confirms that G[erold] has been translated from the bishopric of Valence to the patriarchate. The pope enjoins obedience.
Apr. 28. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX writes to the suffragans and all prelates of the province of Jerusalem. The Holy See refused to accept the appointment of Cardinal Th. of St Sabina as patriarch, because he was needed elsewhere in the Church. At the request of the prior and J. and. J. canonici... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 1:30-1, no. 56
year: 1227
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Raynerius Bethleemitice civitatis episcopus
text: Aug. 21. Anagni. Addressing Raynerius Bethleemitice civitatis episcopus and his successors, Pope Gregory IX draws attention to the ruling of Pope Lucius II that letters purporting to have been issued by Popes Paschal II and Calixtus II subjecting the parish of Ascalon to Bethlehem were forgeries, but he nevertheless follows Popes Innocent II, Lucius II, [Innocent III] [339] and Honorius III in confirming the privileges of the church of Bethlehem. He confirms in particular the church’s possessions, which he lists: the tithes of Thecua, Seyr and Bethscuar; the casalia of Sanctus Georgius, Bethenase, Bethelaam, Berbetham and Quercus; a garden at Archas; the land and herbir of Belmekim and Oliban in the diocese of Ramla; Belveir in the province of Caesarea; Bedaica in the province of Nazareth; Haim in the diocese of Tiberias; the churches of St Martin in Tyre, St Mary in Gibeletum, St Mary on Mt Pèlerin with Calamon, and a church in Jaffa. He lists churches and possessions overseas in Constantinople and Italy, before returning to properties in the Latin East, specifying: Seylon in the territory of Nablus; land held by burgenses of Jerusalem which is located between Bethlehem and Jerusalem; a casale called Bedar in Galilee; 2 casalia commonly called Caphrapalos and Caxusum within the Vallis de Cursu; houses and gardens in Jerusalem; a villein [homo] with his possessions; a house in Acre situated between the church of Sancta Maria de Platea and the old palacium; next to Bethlehem, possessions and lands, Bethlezan and Artasium; the greater pool [stagnum] which used to provide water to Bethlehem; the endowments provided by Anselmus de Parentela with the agreement of the king; 2 carrucate terre in the territory of Phagor, given by Geroldus; lands in the territory of Bethamar; a villanus in the casale of Sayr given by Andreas de Templo; a casale called Cadichinos situated between Bethlehem and Jerusalem, given by Pisellus vicecomes and his wife Gisla; casale Bethenasiph in the territory of Hebron; casale Bethfassam, which had belonged to the feudum of Radulfus de Fontaneto; a house in the city of Caesarea, and in the territory of Caesarea casale Belveir [already mentioned]; casale Thaeria in the territory of Ramla; 8 carrucate terre in casale sancte Marie; the casalia of Bethmelchi, Heberre and Luban; houses and lands in Jaffa; 2 carrucate terre next to the river Eleutherum; in Haifa a house next to the gate from which runs the road to Acre and 2 carrucate terre in the territory of Haifa; a house in Tiberias and in the territory of Tiberias casale Aim, with lands on both sides of the river [Jordan] which flows from the Sea of Galilee [maris Cedelee]; casale Sembra, given by Ulricus vicecomes Neapolitanus; casale Capracule given by Bernardus Vaccarius; casale Ramadec; in Ascalon a house with stationes and a bath-house next to it, a garden outside the eastern gate near the wall, lands for planting vines, an oven, a mill, all purchased, 4 carrucate terre at sanctus Michaelis, casale Bethamam near Ascalon, 5 carrucate terre next to the road to sanctus Michaelis, the vineyard that belonged to Guillielmus Ruffus vicecomes Ascalonitanus, next to the garden of Bethlehem which is outside the gate of Ascalon, on the left hand side; the casalia of Zacharia and sanctus Georgius, which were given by Gonfredus de Turre with the rest of his feudum; casale Bethaleam given by Hugo dominus de Sancto Abraham; houses in Nablus; a house in Tyre located near the castle; in the diocese of Antioch the casalia of Carcasia, Baldadia and Gabanio, and the vineyards of Norsinac; in Antioch 6 houses in the vicus Panticelli in the parish of St Thomas, a house next to the church of St Peter, a house ubi fiunt calamite, a 3 pecie of gardens in the parish of St James. Pope Gregory confirms an exchange made between the churches of Bethlehem and Nazareth in relation to a church in Acre. He confirms exemption from the payment of tithes on noval lands and all liberties granted by his predecessors. [340]
Aug. 21. Anagni. Addressing Raynerius Bethleemitice civitatis episcopus and his successors, Pope Gregory IX draws attention to the ruling of Pope Lucius II that letters purporting to have been issued by Popes Paschal II and Calixtus II subjecting the parish of Ascalon to Bethlehem were forgeries,... more
sources: Hiestand, Papsturkunden 3:377-83, no. 190 (RRH no. 983)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2144
year: 1230
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
additional institution: Hospital of Saint Mary of the Germans
text: Sept. 13. Anagni. Pope Gregory IX orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to desist from questioning the judgement of the patriarch of Jerusalem, as papal legate, in favour of the right of the brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans to wear white mantles, following privileges granted by Pope Honorius III and Gregory himself, and finance supplied by the emperor Frederick. He has ordered the patriarch of Jerusalem and the bishop of Acre, to whom he also writes, to ensure that the Knights Templar conform.
Sept. 13. Anagni. Pope Gregory IX orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to desist from questioning the judgement of the patriarch of Jerusalem, as papal legate, in favour of the right of the brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans to wear white mantles, following... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 1:322, no. 491
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
2170
year: 1232
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Church of Tyre
text: Feb 16. Rieti. Writing to the archbishop of Tyre, Pope Gregory IX confirms earlier privileges granted to the church of Tyre by Popes Innocent II, Anastasius IV, Adrian IV, Clement III and Celestine III, including the right of the archbishop to wear the pallium, confirmation of the church’s possessions, whether in Christian hands or held by the Sarraceni, and its rights over parishes and priests.
Feb 16. Rieti. Writing to the archbishop of Tyre, Pope Gregory IX confirms earlier privileges granted to the church of Tyre by Popes Innocent II, Anastasius IV, Adrian IV, Clement III and Celestine III, including the right of the archbishop to wear the pallium, confirmation of the church’s... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 383-4, no. 191
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
2217
year: 1234
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Comestabulus, barones and milites of the kingdom of Jerusalem and the citizens of Acre
text: Mar. 22. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX informs the comestabulus, barones and milites of the kingdom of Jerusalem and the citizens of Acre that he has confirmed the agreement reached between them and Frederick, Romanorum imperator semper augustus, Ierusalem et Sicile rex, mediated by the papal legate the patriarch of Antioch and the magister of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans.
Mar. 22. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX informs the comestabulus, barones and milites of the kingdom of Jerusalem and the citizens of Acre that he has confirmed the agreement reached between them and Frederick, Romanorum imperator semper augustus, Ierusalem et Sicile rex, mediated by the papal legate the... more
sources: Rodenberg, Epistolae 1:471, no. 578
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
2241
year: 1235
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Minister and hermits of Montana Nigra, in the diocese of Antioch
institution: Montana Nigra
text: [Jun. 21. Perugia. At the request of the minister and hermits of Montana Nigra, in the diocese of Antioch, Pope Gregory IX recognizes their attachment to the Benedictine Rule.
[Jun. 21. Perugia. At the request of the minister and hermits of Montana Nigra, in the diocese of Antioch, Pope Gregory IX recognizes their attachment to the Benedictine Rule.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:100-1, no. 2660. Calendar entry].
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
2260
year: 1236
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Domus Hospitalis Sancti Thome martiris Acconensis
institution: Saint Thomas the Martyr
text: Feb. 5. Viterbo. The domus Hospitalis Sancti Thome martiris Acconensis had been founded in Acre by an eleemosynary grant of King Richard I of England, but the king died before its house could be adequately established and the canons had been reduced to a sad state, living under the Rule of the Hospital of St Mary of Germans. Writing to the magister and brothers, Pope Gregory IX confirms the actions of the bishop of Winchester who, with the advice of the patriarch of Jerusalem and albeit illegitimately, found a better residence for the canons and reformed their way of life.
Feb. 5. Viterbo. The domus Hospitalis Sancti Thome martiris Acconensis had been founded in Acre by an eleemosynary grant of King Richard I of England, but the king died before its house could be adequately established and the canons had been reduced to a sad state, living under the Rule of the... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:254, no. 2944
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
2306
year: 1237
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
text: [Dec. 3. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX assures the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar of their exemption from tithes on wool, milk, eggs and lambs.
[Dec. 3. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX assures the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar of their exemption from tithes on wool, milk, eggs and lambs.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:817, no. 3963. Calendar entry
year: 1237
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Priorissa et conventus sororum penitentum ecclesie Sancte Marie et Omnium Sanctorum Accon inclusarum
institution: Saint Mary and all Saints
text: Dec. 23. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX confirms for the priorissa et conventus sororum penitentum ecclesie Sancte Marie et Omnium Sanctorum Accon inclusarum the gift of a church in the diocese of Potenza in Italy.
Dec. 23. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX confirms for the priorissa et conventus sororum penitentum ecclesie Sancte Marie et Omnium Sanctorum Accon inclusarum the gift of a church in the diocese of Potenza in Italy.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:837-9, no. 4007-8