RRR: Correspondence/envoy
127
year: 1112
initiator: Patriarch Arnulf of Jerusalem
recipient: A. abbot of San Benigno Canavese
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Apr. 26. Jerusalem. In the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre. Patriarch Arnulf of Jerusalem, and the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre write to A, abbot of San Benigno Canavese, acknowledging the mandate brought to them by brother W. In return for an annual subvention they give the abbey of San Benigno the church at Commisago which had been given to the church of the Holy Sepulchre by its founder Ambrose. They report that Patriarch Gibelin died on 6 April.The dating clause contains a reference to King Baldwin I as rex invictissimus.
Apr. 26. Jerusalem. In the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre. Patriarch Arnulf of Jerusalem, and the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre write to A, abbot of San Benigno Canavese, acknowledging the mandate brought to them by brother W. In return for an annual subvention they give the abbey of San Benigno the... more
sources: Guichenon, Bibliotheca Sebusiana, pp. 378-9, no. 73 (RRH no. 64)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
194
year: 1120
initiator: Patriarch Warmund, G. prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
recipient: Archbishop Diego Gelmírez of Compostela
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: After Jan. 16. Patriarch Warmund, G. prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre write to Archbishop Diego Gelmírez of Compostela and the clergy and people of his diocese. They are grateful for the way frater R. was received. They associate the church of Compostela with their prayers and ask Compostela to reciprocate. They dwell on the dangers and hardships faced by the Latin settlements in the Levant and appeal for assistance.
After Jan. 16. Patriarch Warmund, G. prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre write to Archbishop Diego Gelmírez of Compostela and the clergy and people of his diocese. They are grateful for the way frater R. was received. They associate the church of Compostela with their prayers and ask... more
sources: Historia Compostellana, pp. 270-2
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
196
year: 1120
initiator: Ansellus gloriosissimi Sepulcri cantor et presbiter
recipient: Gerbert, bishop of Paris, the archdeacons Stephen and Rainald, the dean Bernier, the precentor Adam and all the chapter of the cathedral of Paris
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: First half of year. Jerusalem. Ansellus gloriosissimi Sepulcri cantor et presbiter writes to Gerbert, bishop of Paris, the archdeacons Stephen and Rainald, the dean Bernier, the precentor Adam and all the chapter of the cathedral of Paris. Although absent for 24 years, he records how he was brought up among them and has never forgotten them. Out of love for them he persuaded dominus W. [Warmund of Picquigny], the patriarch of Jerusalem, and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre to be joined in prayer to Paris. He sends a relic of the True Cross, which had belonged to King David of Georgia and was brought by David’s widow to Jerusalem when, in the pontificate of Patriarch Gibelin, she retired to a Georgian nunnery there. This nunnery came under Latin patriarchal jurisdiction.
First half of year. Jerusalem. Ansellus gloriosissimi Sepulcri cantor et presbiter writes to Gerbert, bishop of Paris, the archdeacons Stephen and Rainald, the dean Bernier, the precentor Adam and all the chapter of the cathedral of Paris. Although absent for 24 years, he records how he was brought... more
sources: Lasteyrie, Cartulaire général de Paris, pp. 171-2, no. 151; Bautier, ‘L’envoi’, pp. 387-97; Richard, ‘Quelques textes’, pp. 423-6 (RRH no. 54)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
440
year: 1144
initiator: Pope Celestine II
recipient: Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Jan. 12. Lateran. Writing to P[etrus] prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Celestine II acknowledges the visit to Rome of canons L. and G. with letters for his predecessor Pope Innocent II and accedes to their request to have a hospice in Rome where they can lodge when having dealings with the Holy See.
Jan. 12. Lateran. Writing to P[etrus] prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Celestine II acknowledges the visit to Rome of canons L. and G. with letters for his predecessor Pope Innocent II and accedes to their request to have a hospice in Rome where they can lodge when having dealings... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 176-7, no. 54 (RRH no. 222)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
589
year: 1155
initiator: Patriarch Fulcher of Jerusalem, A. ecclesiae sancti sepulcri prior and the entire convent of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: c.1155. Patriarch F[ulcher] of Jerusalem, A. ecclesiae sancti sepulcri prior and the entire convent of the Holy Sepulchre address a sealed general letter to all Christians, prelates and faithful, rich and poor. Because many who wish or have vowed to visit Jerusalem are prevented from doing so through illness, poverty and so on, they offer this consolation. Having collected relics from the sites of Christ’s Nativity and nurture in Bethlehem, his abandonment in the Temple, his capture in Gethsemane, his Passion on Calvary, his glorious tomb in the Holy Sepulchre, his Ascension on the Mount of Olives, the death of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Mount Sion and her burial in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, they have incorporated them in a crucifix, dedicated to the blood of Christ, which is to be brought to the West by Conradus canonicus, the patriarch’s representative, promising those of the faithful incapable of the journey who venerate it absolution of their vows and the same indulgence they would have received had they been to Jerusalem.
c.1155. Patriarch F[ulcher] of Jerusalem, A. ecclesiae sancti sepulcri prior and the entire convent of the Holy Sepulchre address a sealed general letter to all Christians, prelates and faithful, rich and poor. Because many who wish or have vowed to visit Jerusalem are prevented from doing so... more
sources: Conrad of Scheyern, Chronicon, pp. 91-3 (RRH no. 317)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
804
year: 1168
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Aug. 5. [114] Benevento. Pope Alexander III writes to P. prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who have complained that Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem and King Amalric are intending to withdraw the church of Jaffa from subjection to the Holy Sepulchre and to raise it to the status of a bishopric. The pope reports that he has written to the patriarch ordering him, with the advice of the king and others, to recompense the canons of the Holy Sepulchre if the plan proceeds.
Aug. 5. [114] Benevento. Pope Alexander III writes to P. prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who have complained that Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem and King Amalric are intending to withdraw the church of Jaffa from subjection to the Holy Sepulchre and to raise it to the status of a... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 260-1, no. 101 (RRH no. 461)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
787
year: 1168
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
additional institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 15. Benevento. Pope Alexander III writes to P. prior sancti Sepulcri and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre. He has received P. and G. their brothers. P. will be returning to explain orally what the pope will have written to others. Alexander has particularly ordered the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem not to refuse to pay tithes belonging to the Holy Sepulchre on lands in the diocese of Jerusalem they do not cultivate themselves or cultivate at their expense. They should also pay tithes on lands they do cultivate according to the terms agreed with the Holy Sepulchre. The Hospitallers are forbidden to build a new church in Jaffa without the consent of the patriarch and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, especially as they already have a church there. Nor should they ignore any interdict that might be laid on the city of Jaffa.
Feb. 15. Benevento. Pope Alexander III writes to P. prior sancti Sepulcri and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre. He has received P. and G. their brothers. P. will be returning to explain orally what the pope will have written to others. Alexander has particularly ordered the Hospitallers of St John... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 249-50, no. 94 (RRH no. 440)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
788
year: 1168
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
additional institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 15. Beneventi. Pope Alexander III writes to P. prior sancti Sepulcri and the canons. He has received P. and G. their brothers. G. will be returning to explain orally what the pope will have written to others. In particular, he has forbidden Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem to exact more than a third of the money for lights or any of the oblations to the relic of the True Cross when it is back in the church after an expedition, or to forbid the canons to lay the bodies of the dead before their altar or to carry crosses on Good Friday. The pope has also ordered the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem not to refuse to pay tithes belonging to the Holy Sepulchre on lands in the diocese of Jerusalem they do not cultivate themselves or cultivate at their expense. They should also pay tithes on lands they do cultivate according to the terms agreed with the Holy Sepulchre.
Feb. 15. Beneventi. Pope Alexander III writes to P. prior sancti Sepulcri and the canons. He has received P. and G. their brothers. G. will be returning to explain orally what the pope will have written to others. In particular, he has forbidden Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem to exact more than a... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 247-9, no. 93 (RRH no. 442)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
823
year: 1169
initiator: Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem
recipient: Mauritius de Credone
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Mar. 20. Jerusalem. At the request of Mauritius de Credone, Patriarch A[malric] of Jerusalem issues a sealed certificate of authenticity for relics of the True Cross, stone from Calvary and stone from the Holy Sepulchre, intended to be presented to the church of St-Nicolas[-de-Craon].
Mar. 20. Jerusalem. At the request of Mauritius de Credone, Patriarch A[malric] of Jerusalem issues a sealed certificate of authenticity for relics of the True Cross, stone from Calvary and stone from the Holy Sepulchre, intended to be presented to the church of St-Nicolas[-de-Craon].
sources: Broussillon, La Maison de Craon 1:100, no. 137
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
892
year: 1173
initiator: Petrus Dominici Sepulcri prior
recipient: Archbishop Henry of Reims
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Summer. P. Dominici Sepulcri prior writes to Archbishop H. of Reims, asking for help and pointing out that although the Holy Sepulchre has established houses or dwellings [mansiones] in nearly all Christian kingdoms there is none in the kingdom of the archbishop’s brother [France]. He commends A. subprior noster and asks for the establishment of a Holy Sepulchre presence in the diocese of Reims.
Summer. P. Dominici Sepulcri prior writes to Archbishop H. of Reims, asking for help and pointing out that although the Holy Sepulchre has established houses or dwellings [mansiones] in nearly all Christian kingdoms there is none in the kingdom of the archbishop’s brother [France]. He commends A.... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 16:200, no. 200 (RRH no. 499)