RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2300
year: 1237
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, all the prelates in Syria, the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar and the preceptor and brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans
text: Jul. 29. Viterbo. Pope Gregory IX has heard that the baptism of slaves is being refused in the Latin East, because it is said that many pretend to want to be converted to Christianity and, having gained their liberty, abscond. He demands the patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, all the prelates in Syria, the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar and the preceptor and brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans to allow slaves who sincerely desire to convert to Christianity to be baptised.
Jul. 29. Viterbo. Pope Gregory IX has heard that the baptism of slaves is being refused in the Latin East, because it is said that many pretend to want to be converted to Christianity and, having gained their liberty, abscond. He demands the patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, all the... more
sources: Claverie, L’ordre du Temple 2 :417-18, no. 6
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2304
year: 1237
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: King and queen of Cyprus and their barones and milites
text: Nov. 17. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX rebukes the king and queen of Cyprus. They, and their barones and milites, refuse to pay tithes to the archbishop of Nicosia and his suffragans. They ignore sentences of excommunication imposed on the barones, milites and balivi on account of their failure to pay tithes or their illegitimate marriages. They appoint Greci and Suriani as balivi, ignoring Latins [Latini]. They pledge far-off possessions to the Knights Templar and Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem and other exempt religious, who are absolved from the payment of tithes. The pope orders the king and queen to desist from these practices and make sure that tithes are paid in full.
Nov. 17. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX rebukes the king and queen of Cyprus. They, and their barones and milites, refuse to pay tithes to the archbishop of Nicosia and his suffragans. They ignore sentences of excommunication imposed on the barones, milites and balivi on account of their failure to pay... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:320-2, no. d-27
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2305
year: 1237
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Abbas and prior Episcopie
text: Nov. 17. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX orders the abbas and prior Episcopie, in the diocese of Nicosia, to persuade the king and queen to meet their obligations in relation to tithes.
Nov. 17. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX orders the abbas and prior Episcopie, in the diocese of Nicosia, to persuade the king and queen to meet their obligations in relation to tithes.
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:322, no. d-27
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2325
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, and his suffragans
text: Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that through greed many lords in the kingdom of Jerusalem forbid their slaves and other Sarraceni to hear sermons or receive baptism, Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, and his suffragans to compel the lords to allow their slaves hear sermons at least once a month and on the great feasts and to receive baptism, although they will remain in servitude.
Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that through greed many lords in the kingdom of Jerusalem forbid their slaves and other Sarraceni to hear sermons or receive baptism, Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, and his suffragans to compel the lords to allow their slaves hear... more
sources: Kedar, Crusade and Mission, p. 213, no. 2 c
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2341
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Antioch
text: [Jun. 26. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX assures the patriarch of Antioch that no one - unless expressly mentioned in a papal letter - can excommunicate him; nor can anyone in the city of Antioch or the castle of Cursarium publish such a letter of excommunication.
[Jun. 26. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX assures the patriarch of Antioch that no one - unless expressly mentioned in a papal letter - can excommunicate him; nor can anyone in the city of Antioch or the castle of Cursarium publish such a letter of excommunication.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1099, nos. 4468-9. Calendar entry].
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2312
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, the archbishop of Nazareth and the archidiaconus Acconensis
institution: Cistercian abbey of Jubin
text: Jan. 6. Lateran. In an internal dispute in the Cistercian abbey of Jubin, in the diocese of Antioch, the prior and his accomplices, using milites and armed men, attacked the supprior and his supporters, wounding over 30 monks and conversi and expelling them from the monastery and its granges. The Cistercian general chapter could not intervene. The pope called on the assistance of the archbishop of Apamea [archiepiscopus Appamiensis] the decanus…. and magister Henricus, canonicus Antiochensis, while the abbates of La Ferté, the mother house of Jubin, and Jubin came into the papal presence and asked for intervention. Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, the archbishop of Nazareth and the archidiaconus Acconensis to proceed against the monks.
Jan. 6. Lateran. In an internal dispute in the Cistercian abbey of Jubin, in the diocese of Antioch, the prior and his accomplices, using milites and armed men, attacked the supprior and his supporters, wounding over 30 monks and conversi and expelling them from the monastery and its granges. The... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:848-9, no. 4020
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2326
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
text: Mar. 9. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem and his suffragans to deny immunity to murderers and other criminals who are seeking sanctuary in the houses of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar and the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans.
Mar. 9. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem and his suffragans to deny immunity to murderers and other criminals who are seeking sanctuary in the houses of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar and the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans.
sources: Claverie, L’ordre du Temple 2:418-19, no. 7
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2342
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Antioch
text: [Jun. 26. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX assures the patriarch of Antioch that he still has potential authority over those cities and places which were once subject to the Greek patriarchate and have fallen into the hands of the Sarraceni.
[Jun. 26. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX assures the patriarch of Antioch that he still has potential authority over those cities and places which were once subject to the Greek patriarchate and have fallen into the hands of the Sarraceni.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1099, no. 4470. Calendar entry].
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2314
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Bishop of Tortosa, the abbas of St Samuel in Acre, the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis, the abbas of Mt Tabor and the abbas of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
institution: Saint Mary of the Latins
text: [Mar. 3. Lateran. Hearing that the abbey of St Mary of the Latins has become corrupt and extravagant, Pope Gregory IX orders the bishop of Tortosa [episcopus Anteradensis], the abbas of St Samuel in Acre, the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis, the abbas of Mt Tabor and the abbas of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat to reform it.
[Mar. 3. Lateran. Hearing that the abbey of St Mary of the Latins has become corrupt and extravagant, Pope Gregory IX orders the bishop of Tortosa [episcopus Anteradensis], the abbas of St Samuel in Acre, the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis, the abbas of Mt Tabor and the abbas of St Mary of the... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:914-15, nos. 4140-2. Calendar entries
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2327
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
text: [Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that many religious communities in the kingdom of Jerusalem retain thieves, who are commonly called scaranni, who despoil the Sarraceni in times of peace, thereby endangering truces between Christian and Sarraceni, Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem and his suffragans to compel the religious to eject the scaranni.
[Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that many religious communities in the kingdom of Jerusalem retain thieves, who are commonly called scaranni, who despoil the Sarraceni in times of peace, thereby endangering truces between Christian and Sarraceni, Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem and his... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:916-17, no. 4149. Calendar entry].