RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1503
year: 1202
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Clergy in the East
text: End of Apr. Lateran. Pope Innocent III informs the clergy in the Latin East that he is despatching the legates Cardinal S. of St Praxedis and Cardinal P. of St Marcellus to the provinces of Antioch and Jerusalem.
End of Apr. Lateran. Pope Innocent III informs the clergy in the Latin East that he is despatching the legates Cardinal S. of St Praxedis and Cardinal P. of St Marcellus to the provinces of Antioch and Jerusalem.
sources: Innocent III, Die Briefe 5:47-9, no. 25
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1517
year: 1203
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Cardinal Soffred of St Praxedis
text: Aug. 10. Ferentino. Pope Innocent III encourages Cardinal Soffred of St Praxedis to carry on as papal legate in ther East, in spite of the disappointments and the diversion of the [Fourth] Crusade to Constantinople. Cardinal P. of St Marcellus will be joining him.
Aug. 10. Ferentino. Pope Innocent III encourages Cardinal Soffred of St Praxedis to carry on as papal legate in ther East, in spite of the disappointments and the diversion of the [Fourth] Crusade to Constantinople. Cardinal P. of St Marcellus will be joining him.
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 6:219-20, no. 130
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1518
year: 1203
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Archbishop-elect of Tyre
text: Aug. 12. Ferentino. Pope Innocent III rebukes the archbishop-elect of Tyre, who had reached the Holy Land as a peregrinus at Christmas and had at once been elected, at the nomination of the papal legate, Cardinal S. of St Praxedis, to the archbishopric. But he had changed into another man, challenging the authority of the legate, had himself consecrated against advice and celebrated solemn Mass in full pontificals. The legate suspended him. Innocent sends the pallium to the legates, leaving it to them whether they grant it to the archbishop elect of not.
Aug. 12. Ferentino. Pope Innocent III rebukes the archbishop-elect of Tyre, who had reached the Holy Land as a peregrinus at Christmas and had at once been elected, at the nomination of the papal legate, Cardinal S. of St Praxedis, to the archbishopric. But he had changed into another man,... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 6:221-2, no. 131
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1523
year: 1203
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Cardinal Soffred of St Praxedis
text: Aug. 16. Ferentino. Informed by the prior and canons of the Holy Sepulchre and King Aimery of Jerusalem that after the death of Patriarch [Aymar] M[onachus] of Jerusalem Cardinal Soffred of St Praxedis had been elected to succeed him, but had refused, Pope Innocent III tries to persuade Soffred to accept the office, offering him also an extension of his papal legation.
Aug. 16. Ferentino. Informed by the prior and canons of the Holy Sepulchre and King Aimery of Jerusalem that after the death of Patriarch [Aymar] M[onachus] of Jerusalem Cardinal Soffred of St Praxedis had been elected to succeed him, but had refused, Pope Innocent III tries to persuade Soffred to... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 6:214-18, no. 129
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1526
year: 1204
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Cardinal Peter of St Marcellus, the papal legate
text: Jan. 23. Anagni. Pope Innocent III congratulates Cardinal Peter on his actions as a papal legate in Cyprus and his negotiation of a treaty between the Pisans and Genoese in Acre, among whom warfare had broken out. He acknowledges Peter’s letters to him on the course of the Fourth Crusade, the state of the province of Jerusalem and the despatch of an embassy to al-‘Adil [Safadinus]. If the crusade reaches the Holy Land he should advise the pope on whether the Venetians should remain excommunicated.
Jan. 23. Anagni. Pope Innocent III congratulates Cardinal Peter on his actions as a papal legate in Cyprus and his negotiation of a treaty between the Pisans and Genoese in Acre, among whom warfare had broken out. He acknowledges Peter’s letters to him on the course of the Fourth Crusade, the state... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 6:353-5, no. 208 ; Schabel, Bullarium 1:137-9, no. b-19 (RRH no. 793)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1545
year: 1205
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: King Leon I of Cilician Armenia
text: c. Mar. 5. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Innocent III writes to King Leon of Cilician Armenia, who has appealed for justice in the dispute over Antioch. He informs him that he has appointed the abbates of Lucedio and Mt Tabor and the nobles, comes Bertold and G. de Furiniuall, as arbitrators, with instructions to prevent the king of Jerusalem, the Hospitallers of St John and Knights Templar taking sides in the dispute.
c. Mar. 5. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Innocent III writes to King Leon of Cilician Armenia, who has appealed for justice in the dispute over Antioch. He informs him that he has appointed the abbates of Lucedio and Mt Tabor and the nobles, comes Bertold and G. de Furiniuall, as arbitrators, with... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 8:6-7, no. 2 (RRH no. 802)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1556
year: 1205
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Bishop of France
text: Jul. 10-15. Rome. St Peter’s. In a letter to the bishops of France, Pope Innocent III summarizes his knowledge of events in the Latin East. Discord between the count of Tripoli and the king of Armenia has degenerated into warfare, with the Knights Templar and the people of Antioch favouring the count and the Hospitallers of St John and the patriarch of Antioch the king. The son of Saladin, who is sultan of Aleppo, is allied to the count of Tripoli but the dominus de Nephin[o] has been in conflict with him. Saphidinus, who is overlord of Damascus, Cairo and Egypt, fears that Jerusalem may be occupied in the way Constantinople has been occupied by the Latins, and is trying to build a major coalition against the Christians.
Jul. 10-15. Rome. St Peter’s. In a letter to the bishops of France, Pope Innocent III summarizes his knowledge of events in the Latin East. Discord between the count of Tripoli and the king of Armenia has degenerated into warfare, with the Knights Templar and the people of Antioch favouring the... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 8:226-9, no. 126 (RRH no. 808)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1573
year: 1206
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch of Constantinople
text: Aug. 2. Ferentino. Pope Innocent III replies to a series of questions from the patriarch of Constantinople, among them one relating to the autonomy of the church of Cyprus, which the patriarch denies. The pope reminds him of the previous autocephalous state of the Cypriot church and assures him of justice.
Aug. 2. Ferentino. Pope Innocent III replies to a series of questions from the patriarch of Constantinople, among them one relating to the autonomy of the church of Cyprus, which the patriarch denies. The pope reminds him of the previous autocephalous state of the Cypriot church and assures him of... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 9:250-6, no. 140; Schabel Bullarium 1:146-51, no. b-28
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1598
year: 1208
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate
text: Feb. 13. Lateran. Pope Innocent III informs the patriarch of Jerusalem that he has heard recounted in many letters that the count of Tripoli has imprisoned the patriarch of Antioch and his 2 nephews. He is saddened by the dissension between the count and the Knights Templar on one side and King Leon of Armenia and his nephew on the other. He asks the patriarch of Jerusalem to work for the liberation of the patriarch of Antioch and his nephews, to release the count from excommunication if he frees them, and to mediate between the count and the Templars and the king of Armenia.
Feb. 13. Lateran. Pope Innocent III informs the patriarch of Jerusalem that he has heard recounted in many letters that the count of Tripoli has imprisoned the patriarch of Antioch and his 2 nephews. He is saddened by the dissension between the count and the Knights Templar on one side and King... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 10:382-4, no. 214 (RRH no. 827b)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1603
year: 1208
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate
institution: Templars
additional institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jul. 10. San Germano. Pope Innocent III informs the patriarch of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Knights Templar [militia Templi] and the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem that a major Christian army is being gathered in Germany and France, and that in Germany a general tax has been imposed with the agreement of the princes. He adds that 1000 librae Provenienses has been collected in the Temple in Paris, drawn from an alms gift from the Cistercians and from the fortieth imposed on Church incomes. This will be sent to the Holy Land. He asks them to prepare, not only in the province of Jerusalem, but also in Antioch and Tripoli, for the arrival of the Christian forces.
Jul. 10. San Germano. Pope Innocent III informs the patriarch of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Knights Templar [militia Templi] and the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem that a major Christian army is being gathered in Germany and France, and that in Germany a general tax has been imposed with... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 11:162-4, no. 104