RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1815
year: 1219
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano and the magistri of the Knights Templar and Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jan. 23. Lateran. Pope Honorius III informs Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, and to the magistri of the Knights Templar and Hospital of St John that he has sent Pelagius 5000 marcae in 2 consignments of 2,500 marcae each, to be spent in aid to the Holy Land as they judge appropriate.
Jan. 23. Lateran. Pope Honorius III informs Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, and to the magistri of the Knights Templar and Hospital of St John that he has sent Pelagius 5000 marcae in 2 consignments of 2,500 marcae each, to be spent in aid to the Holy Land as they judge appropriate.
sources: Claverie, L’ordre du Temple 2:411-12, no. 1
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1816
year: 1219
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: King Andrew of Hungary
text: Mar. 4. Lateran. Writing to King Andrew of Hungary, Pope Honorius reports that he has heard both from Andrew and from King Leon of [Cilician] Armenia, who have sought the pope’s approval of the marriage of Andrew’s son to Leon’s daughter with rights to the throne of Armenia.
Mar. 4. Lateran. Writing to King Andrew of Hungary, Pope Honorius reports that he has heard both from Andrew and from King Leon of [Cilician] Armenia, who have sought the pope’s approval of the marriage of Andrew’s son to Leon’s daughter with rights to the throne of Armenia.
sources: Tautu, Acta, pp. 81-2, no. 56; also ed. Claverie, Honorius, pp. 336-7, no. 35
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1849
year: 1220
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Genoese
text: Jul. 27. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III writes to the Genoese, reporting that King John of Jerusalem and others have complained about the Genoese behaviour at Damietta.
Jul. 27. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III writes to the Genoese, reporting that King John of Jerusalem and others have complained about the Genoese behaviour at Damietta.
sources: Rodenberg, Epistolae 1:91, no. 125
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1853
year: 1220
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Magistri and brothers of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
additional institution: Templars
text: Aug. 24. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III informs the magistri and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar that some inhabitants of Gaeta, sailing to Damietta, were driven by the winds to Alexandria and imprisoned. He asks them to arrange for their freedom either by ransoming or by the exchange of prisoners.
Aug. 24. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III informs the magistri and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar that some inhabitants of Gaeta, sailing to Damietta, were driven by the winds to Alexandria and imprisoned. He asks them to arrange for their freedom either by... more
sources: Rodenberg, Epistolae 1:98, no. 135
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1864
year: 1220
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate
text: Nov. 30. Pope Honorius III informs Cardinal Pelagius of Albano of reinforcements for the crusade in Egypt, although not yet including the emperor Frederick II, who will send an advance party in March and follow in August.
Nov. 30. Pope Honorius III informs Cardinal Pelagius of Albano of reinforcements for the crusade in Egypt, although not yet including the emperor Frederick II, who will send an advance party in March and follow in August.
sources: Rodenberg, Epistolae 1:105, no. 148
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1866
year: 1220
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate
text: Dec. 15. Lateran. Pope Honorius III repeats to Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, that the emperor Frederick II intends to send his army next March and to follow himself in August.
Dec. 15. Lateran. Pope Honorius III repeats to Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, that the emperor Frederick II intends to send his army next March and to follow himself in August.
sources: Rodenberg, Epistolae, 1:110-11, no. 157
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1839
year: 1220
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the king of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar and the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans
text: [Feb. 24. Pope Honorius III congratulates the patriarch of Jerusalem, the king of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar and the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans on the capture of Damietta and encourages them to respect the decisions of the papal legate.
[Feb. 24. Pope Honorius III congratulates the patriarch of Jerusalem, the king of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar and the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans on the capture of Damietta and encourages them to respect the decisions of the papal... more
sources: Claverie, L’ordre du Temple 3:94, no. 64. Calendar entry].
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1848
year: 1220
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate
text: Jul. 24. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III informs cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, of the sums of money he is sending out, drawn from the redemption of vows and the crusade tax levied on the church. He specifies very large sums, carried, or to be carried, by the following named individuals: [321] Cardinal Pelagius, himself, the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar, the bishop of Bethlehem, the brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans, Matheus de Sancta Cecilia scriptor papae et camerarius Pelagii, the patriarch of Antioch, comes Iacobus marescalcus papae, Otto de Machilon, Iohannes de Gizo canonicus Sancti Petri Romae, frater Octo domus sancta Marie Theotonicorum Ierosolimitane, Hugo de Sancto Georgio, Iohannes de Novill, Gerardus de Soturririo frater militie Templi, Rogerius Anglicus de vico Angli frater militie Templi, magister Accontius capellanus papae and the bishop of Lausanne. The pope hopes that the emperor Frederick II, to be crowned at Michaelmas, will leave for the East soon afterwards.
Jul. 24. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III informs cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, of the sums of money he is sending out, drawn from the redemption of vows and the crusade tax levied on the church. He specifies very large sums, carried, or to be carried, by the following named individuals... more
sources: Rodenberg, Epistolae 1:88-91, no. 124
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1878
year: 1221
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, the Knights Templar, the Hospitallers of St John, the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans and the archbishop of Bordeaux
text: Jun. 20. Lateran. Pope Honorius III informs Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, the Knights Templar, the Hospitallers of St John, the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans and the archbishop of Bordeaux that the emperor Frederick has promised to cross to the East in the following March passagium and that further men and money, including a force led by the marquis of Montferrat, are expected.
Jun. 20. Lateran. Pope Honorius III informs Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, the Knights Templar, the Hospitallers of St John, the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans and the archbishop of Bordeaux that the emperor Frederick has promised to cross to the... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 366-8, no. 54
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1880
year: 1221
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Archbishop and chapter of the church of Apamea
text: Jul. 9. Lateran. Replying to an appeal from the archbishop and chapter of the church of Apamea, Pope Honorius III commiserates with them over the loss of their possessions. They fear that in the legal cases they bring against Christian clergy and laity, who are occupying their properties, the evidence of Suriani or Armeni will be inadmissable in the face of evidence from Franks [Francigenae]. He allows the chapter to make use of Graeci, Suriani, Armeni and generally all Christian faithful as witnesses. He writes in the same way to the patriarch and chapter of the church of Antioch.
Jul. 9. Lateran. Replying to an appeal from the archbishop and chapter of the church of Apamea, Pope Honorius III commiserates with them over the loss of their possessions. They fear that in the legal cases they bring against Christian clergy and laity, who are occupying their properties, the... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 369-70, no. 56