1498

Feb. 1. Anagni. Pope Innocent III confirms for Alanus Nicosiensis archiepiscopus the privilege to the church of Nicosia granted by Pope Celestine III [Dec. 13 1198]. He takes the church of Nicosia under papal protection. He confirms its possessions, specifying: the place in Nicosia where the church is situated; the 2 casalia of Ornithia and Affendia, given by King Aimery of Cyprus; the tithes of Nicosia and of its properties throughout Cyprus; La Solie, La Thomassie, La Tremotosie, Le Quirt, La Quitrie, Cherim, Lapizon, Melias, Maratha, Syvorie, Cambyii, Xindas, the fief [feodum] of Briem, Asquia, Pigui and Prastroue. He confirms the establishment of the suffragan bishoprics of Paphos, Limassol and Famagusta. He grants the archbishop the pallium and lists the feasts and other occasions on which it can be worn. He refers to rights of procuration and the processional cross, but dwells on the archbishop’s obligations. He forbids the proprietary possession of graveyards and ecclesiastical benefices. He draws attention to rights of authorization of churches and oratories, and to the canonical election of the archbishop’s successors.