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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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2315
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Bishop of Tortosa, the abbas of St Samuel in Acre and the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis
text: Mar. 3. Lateran. Hearing that the canons of Bethlehem have become corrupt and heretical, Pope Gregory IX orders the bishop of Tortosa [episcopus Anteradensis], the abbas of St Samuel in Acre and the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis to reform them.
Mar. 3. Lateran. Hearing that the canons of Bethlehem have become corrupt and heretical, Pope Gregory IX orders the bishop of Tortosa [episcopus Anteradensis], the abbas of St Samuel in Acre and the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis to reform them.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:917-18, no. 4152
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2328
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
text: [Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that shipowners are transporting pilgrims at unsuitable times, so that they are frequently forced to seek refuge in infidel ports and that the pilgrims are enslaved, Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem to decree general times for sailing, with the advice of the prelates and other suitable persons in the kingdom of Jerusalem, and to compel shipowners to comply with this.
[Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that shipowners are transporting pilgrims at unsuitable times, so that they are frequently forced to seek refuge in infidel ports and that the pilgrims are enslaved, Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem to decree general times for sailing, with the advice of... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:917, no. 4150. Calendar entry].
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2345
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Antioch
text: [Jul. 29. Anagni. Pope Gregory IX authorizes the patriarch of Antioch to preceed against those in the city and diocese of Antioch who refuse to recognize his jurisdiction.
[Jul. 29. Anagni. Pope Gregory IX authorizes the patriarch of Antioch to preceed against those in the city and diocese of Antioch who refuse to recognize his jurisdiction.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1098, no. 4464. Calendar entry].
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2316
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Franciscans and Dominicans in the Latin East
text: Mar. 4. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX grants the Franciscans and Dominicans in the Latin East [per terram ultramarinam] the same indulgence as was conceded in the Fourth Lateran Council to those going to the aid of the Holy Land.
Mar. 4. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX grants the Franciscans and Dominicans in the Latin East [per terram ultramarinam] the same indulgence as was conceded in the Fourth Lateran Council to those going to the aid of the Holy Land.
sources: Kedar, Crusade and Mission, p. 213, no. 2 b
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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].
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2346
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Archbishop of Tyre and the bishops of Acre and Tortosa
text: Jul. 31. Anagni. The patriarch of Antioch has complained that Prince Bohemond [V] of Antioch has refused to receive investiture of Antioch from him or take the customary oath of fidelity to the church, which he is injuring in violation of the terms of the agreement reached with his father Prince Bohemond [IV]. He has denied the rights of jurisdiction of the castellanus castri Cursarii, an official of the church, who had condemned the murderer of a priest to death, and has challenged the jurisdictional rights of the church. Pope Gregory IX orders the archbishop of Tyre and the bishops of Acre and Tortosa [Anteradensis episcopus], to whom he also writes, to compel the prince to make satisfaction.
Jul. 31. Anagni. The patriarch of Antioch has complained that Prince Bohemond [V] of Antioch has refused to receive investiture of Antioch from him or take the customary oath of fidelity to the church, which he is injuring in violation of the terms of the agreement reached with his father Prince... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1099-1101, nos. 4471-2
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2317
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
text: [Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that between Caesarea and Jaffa Sarraceni are attacking Christian pilgrims, who wish to visit the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Gregory IX orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to patrol the region and assure the pilgrims’ saftety. He orders G. comes de Brenna, who has received from every pilgrim 2 Turonenses towards the expenses of securing the route, to see that it is guarded for 5 years.
[Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that between Caesarea and Jaffa Sarraceni are attacking Christian pilgrims, who wish to visit the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Gregory IX orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to patrol the region and assure the pilgrims’ saftety. He orders G. comes... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:912, nos. 4129-30. Calendar entries