RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1871
year: 1221
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Clergy of the Genoese, Venetian and Pisan communities, and other bishops and clergy
text: Mar. 28. Lateran. The bishop of Acre has complained to the pope that the clergy in the Genoese, Venetian and Pisan communities, and many bishops, have refused to owe him due obedience. These churchmen have argued, in spite of the many deadlines given by the pope and Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, that they are merely temporary residents [hospites] and exiles in the city. Pope Honorius III orders the clergy of the Genoese, Venetian and Pisan communities, and other bishops and clergy to subject themselves to the bishop. He orders the archbishop of Nicosia and the bishop of Bethlehem, to whom he also writes, to enforce his mandate.
Mar. 28. Lateran. The bishop of Acre has complained to the pope that the clergy in the Genoese, Venetian and Pisan communities, and many bishops, have refused to owe him due obedience. These churchmen have argued, in spite of the many deadlines given by the pope and Cardinal Pelagius of Albano,... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:214-16, no. c-27; also ed. Claverie, Honorius, pp. 364-6, no. 53
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1879
year: 1221
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate
text: Jul. 9. Lateran. On rumours of the capture and death of Raymond Rupen, Pope Honorius III orders cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, to do what he can to protect the city of Antioch from the count of Tripoli.
Jul. 9. Lateran. On rumours of the capture and death of Raymond Rupen, Pope Honorius III orders cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, to do what he can to protect the city of Antioch from the count of Tripoli.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 368-9, no. 55
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1881
year: 1221
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Patriarch of Antioch
text: Jul. 10. Lateran. Reporting that in his presence the archbishop of Apamea has informed him of the loss of the seat of his diocese and its possessions to the Muslims and has asked for assistance, Pope Honorius III orders the patriarch of Antioch to ensure that they are returned to the archbishop.
Jul. 10. Lateran. Reporting that in his presence the archbishop of Apamea has informed him of the loss of the seat of his diocese and its possessions to the Muslims and has asked for assistance, Pope Honorius III orders the patriarch of Antioch to ensure that they are returned to the archbishop.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, p. 370, no. 57
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1882
year: 1221
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Bishops of Beirut and Sidon
text: Jul. 10. Lateran. The patriarch of Antioch has appealed to the Holy See, citing an arbitration by Pope Eugenius III in relation to the church of Tyre and the churches of Antioch and Jerusalem. This subjected the bishops of Beirut and Sidon to Antioch. Pope Honorius III therefore orders the bishops of Beirut and Sidon to be obedient to the patriarch of Antioch.
Jul. 10. Lateran. The patriarch of Antioch has appealed to the Holy See, citing an arbitration by Pope Eugenius III in relation to the church of Tyre and the churches of Antioch and Jerusalem. This subjected the bishops of Beirut and Sidon to Antioch. Pope Honorius III therefore orders the bishops... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 372-3, no. 59
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1883
year: 1221
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Patriarch and chapter of the church of Antioch
text: Jul. 10. Lateran. Writing to the patriarch and chapter of the church of Antioch, Pope Honorius III recounts how, 50 years or more before, Patriarch Aimery of Antioch had reduced the number of canons in the church of Antioch from 18 to 12 or 13, in order to have the funds to strengthen the defence of the castle of Cursarium. Afterwards the number had increased, but now, at the request of the patriarch and chapter, the pope confirms a limitation to a total of 16 canons.
Jul. 10. Lateran. Writing to the patriarch and chapter of the church of Antioch, Pope Honorius III recounts how, 50 years or more before, Patriarch Aimery of Antioch had reduced the number of canons in the church of Antioch from 18 to 12 or 13, in order to have the funds to strengthen the defence... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 371-2, no. 58
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1893
year: 1221
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Archbishop of Nicosia
text: Dec. 10. Lateran. Following a request from the archbishop of Nicosia, Pope Honorius III allows the archbishop to absolve from travelling to the Holy See those who have used force against clergy, because of the difficulty of the journey, so long as they make satisfaction in the form laid down by the Church and provided that the violence has not been perpetrated against a bishop or abbot and has not led to death or mutilation.
Dec. 10. Lateran. Following a request from the archbishop of Nicosia, Pope Honorius III allows the archbishop to absolve from travelling to the Holy See those who have used force against clergy, because of the difficulty of the journey, so long as they make satisfaction in the form laid down by the... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:217-18, no. c-29
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1895
year: 1221
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Archbishop of Nicosia
text: Dec. 16. Lateran. Pope Honorius III informs the archbishop of Nicosia that he has heard that many chapels and oratories, some of them without endowments, have been built in his diocese with the result that many people are not attending their parish churches. He orders the archbishop to decide which of these chapels and oratories are superfluous and to close those erected without endowments.
Dec. 16. Lateran. Pope Honorius III informs the archbishop of Nicosia that he has heard that many chapels and oratories, some of them without endowments, have been built in his diocese with the result that many people are not attending their parish churches. He orders the archbishop to decide which... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:219-20, no. c-31
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1897
year: 1221
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Archbishop of Nicosia
text: Dec. 17. Lateran. Pope Honorius III grants the archbishop of Nicosia the right to wear the pallium on the Feasts of St Thomas the Martyr, the Invention and Exaltation of the Holy Cross, St Michael, St Laurence, St Martin, St Nicholas, the vigils of Christmas and Pentecost, and on other days specified in the privileges of the church of Nicosia.
Dec. 17. Lateran. Pope Honorius III grants the archbishop of Nicosia the right to wear the pallium on the Feasts of St Thomas the Martyr, the Invention and Exaltation of the Holy Cross, St Michael, St Laurence, St Martin, St Nicholas, the vigils of Christmas and Pentecost, and on other days... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:223, no. c-34
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1899
year: 1221
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Queen Alice of Cyprus
text: Dec. 30. Lateran. Pope Honorius commends to Queen Alice of Cyprus C. Amochostanus episcopus, whom he is sending back to Cyprus. The bishop has informed the pope of the convention between the Cypriot church and Queen Alice of Cyprus [Oct. 1-31 1220]. The pope reports that he has confirmed the agreement. Alice has asked that those Greeks who are not obedient to the Roman church should be allowed to remain in residence. The pope replies that he wishes to favour Greeks who obey the apostolic see and to allow them to retain their customs and rites, but because it would be monstrous and against the constitutions of the general council for a diocese to have several bishops, he has ordered the patriarch of Jerusalem and the archbishops of Tyre and Caesarea to remove these [Greek] bishops, enjoining Greek abbots, priests and deacons in the kingdom of Cyprus to obey the [Latin] bishop established in their diocese The queen should assist. Otherwise over time the kingdom might be lost to the Roman church and even to Latin rule.
Dec. 30. Lateran. Pope Honorius commends to Queen Alice of Cyprus C. Amochostanus episcopus, whom he is sending back to Cyprus. The bishop has informed the pope of the convention between the Cypriot church and Queen Alice of Cyprus [Oct. 1-31 1220]. The pope reports that he has confirmed the... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:223-5, no. c-35
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1917
year: 1222
initiator: M. abbatissa and the conventus Sancte Marie Magdalene Acconensis Cisterciensis ordinis
institution: Cistercian convent of Saint Mary Magdalene
text: Before May. [330] On the advice of dominus Eustorgius Nicosiensis archiepiscopus and dominus L. abbas Bellimontis, M. abbatissa and the conventus Sancte Marie Magdalene Acconensis Cisterciensis ordinis record that they have unanimously agreed to elevate their house in Nicosia to an abbey. The first abbess will be elected in the house of the nuns in Acre and will then transfer her rule to Cyprus. Thereafter the election of an abbess will be made by the convent in Nicosia according to the Benedictine Rule as observed by the Cistercians, although it will be monitored by the abbess in Acre, or by the prioress or any other discreet sister sent from Acre. A new abbess in Nicosia will be presented to the archbishop of Nicosia and will profess obedience according to the form adopted by the Cistercian Order and is in use in Acre with respect to the bishop of Acre. The abbey in Nicosia will bury no parishioner of Nicosia without the archbishop’s licence and will receive the oil of the infirm from him in the same way as is done in Acre. The document is sealed by dominus E. Nicosiensis archiepiscopus, by dominus L. abbas Bellimontis and by abbatissa Sancte Marie Magdalene de Accon.
Before May. [330] On the advice of dominus Eustorgius Nicosiensis archiepiscopus and dominus L. abbas Bellimontis, M. abbatissa and the conventus Sancte Marie Magdalene Acconensis Cisterciensis ordinis record that they have unanimously agreed to elevate their house in Nicosia to an abbey. The first... more
sources: Coureas and Schabel, The Cartulary, pp. 168-70, no. 63 (RRH no. 962)