RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2331
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Church of Bethlehem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Apr. 17. Lateran. A dispute over property between the church of Bethlehem and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem has been heard in the papal presence. The bishop of Bethlehem has died and the Hospitallers of St John are worried lest the case should lapse. Pope Gregory IX orders the archbishop and archidiaconus of Caesarea to ensure that a procurator of the church of Bethlehem appears before the pope within 8 months.
Apr. 17. Lateran. A dispute over property between the church of Bethlehem and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem has been heard in the papal presence. The bishop of Bethlehem has died and the Hospitallers of St John are worried lest the case should lapse. Pope Gregory... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:527, no. 2196 (RRH nos. 1076, 1079b)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2350
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Antioch, the papal legate
text: Sept. 6. Anagni. Pope Gregory IX authorizes the patriarch of Antioch, the papal legate, to absolve pilgrims or crusaders, whose lives may be in danger, but who have been excommunicated for using violence against clergy, provided the crimes are not too severe and provided the individuals are not subject to the jurisdiction of the patriarch of Jerusalem.
Sept. 6. Anagni. Pope Gregory IX authorizes the patriarch of Antioch, the papal legate, to absolve pilgrims or crusaders, whose lives may be in danger, but who have been excommunicated for using violence against clergy, provided the crimes are not too severe and provided the individuals are not... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1131-2, no. 4523
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2319
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarchs of Jerusalem and Antioch
text: [Mar. 9. Lateran. Concerned at the numbers of prostitutes reported to be active in the Latin East, Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarchs of Jerusalem and Antioch to excommunicate those who give them lodging.
[Mar. 9. Lateran. Concerned at the numbers of prostitutes reported to be active in the Latin East, Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarchs of Jerusalem and Antioch to excommunicate those who give them lodging.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:913, nos. 4134-5. Calendar entries
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2335
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the abbas Sancti Samuelis de Monte Gaudii Premonstratensis ordinis Jerosolimitane diocesis
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: May 16. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX draws attention to the reference made at the Holy See by the bishop of Acre, in dispute with frater Andreas de Fogia, the procurator of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, to the agreement between J. episcopus Acconensis and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John, arbitrated by Cardinal Pelagius of Albano and recognized by both parties. 2 articles in this agreement, regarding exemption from tithes on the casalia commonly called Broet and Coket, and on sugar cane, as opposed to wheat and barley, at the casale of Manuet need further definition. The pope orders the patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the abbas Sancti Samuelis de Monte Gaudii Premonstratensis ordinis Jerosolimitane diocesis to decide on these issues.
May 16. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX draws attention to the reference made at the Holy See by the bishop of Acre, in dispute with frater Andreas de Fogia, the procurator of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, to the agreement between J. episcopus Acconensis and the magister and brothers of the... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1041-2, no. 4388 (RRH no. 1080a)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2354
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Archiepiscopus Mamistanus, abbas Belli Montis Tripolitane diocesis and magister Bonin. archidiaconus Valaniensis
text: Dec. 20. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX orders the archiepiscopus Mamistanus, abbas Belli Montis Tripolitane diocesis and magister Bonin. archidiaconus Valaniensis to investigate the decision of the patriarch of Jerusalem to exceed his powers and quash the election to the bishopric of Bethlehem of P. decanus Antiochenus.
Dec. 20. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX orders the archiepiscopus Mamistanus, abbas Belli Montis Tripolitane diocesis and magister Bonin. archidiaconus Valaniensis to investigate the decision of the patriarch of Jerusalem to exceed his powers and quash the election to the bishopric of Bethlehem of P.... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2 :1201-2, no. 4699
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2322
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Bishop and archidiaconus of Acre
text: [Mar. 9. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX orders the bishop and archidiaconus of Acre to make sure the Nestorienses and Jacobitae who submit to the Holy See are not molested.
[Mar. 9. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX orders the bishop and archidiaconus of Acre to make sure the Nestorienses and Jacobitae who submit to the Holy See are not molested.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:914, no. 4139].
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2338
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Antioch
text: [Jun. 26. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX authorizes the patriarch of Antioch to exercise the powers of the papal legation in the absence of a legate a latere.
[Jun. 26. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX authorizes the patriarch of Antioch to exercise the powers of the papal legation in the absence of a legate a latere.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1098, no. 4465. Calendar entry].
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2362
year: 1239
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
text: Mar. 2. Lateran. The patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, has asked for licence to translate the bishop of Paphos to the archbishopric of Nazareth. The bishop fell ill at Paphos and is anyway ignorant of the language and rites of the Greci, who make up the population of his diocese. Pope Gregory IX agrees to the patriarch’s request.
Mar. 2. Lateran. The patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, has asked for licence to translate the bishop of Paphos to the archbishopric of Nazareth. The bishop fell ill at Paphos and is anyway ignorant of the language and rites of the Greci, who make up the population of his diocese. Pope... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:330-1, no. d-32
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2361
year: 1239
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
text: [Mar. 1. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX approves Armenian customs that accord with canon law. He forbids illicit preaching and grants an indulgence to those Armenians engaged in warfare in defence of the faith against the Sarraceni.
[Mar. 1. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX approves Armenian customs that accord with canon law. He forbids illicit preaching and grants an indulgence to those Armenians engaged in warfare in defence of the faith against the Sarraceni.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1223-4, nos. 4733-5. Calendar entries].
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2376
year: 1240
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Brothers in Acre of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans
institution: Hospital of Saint Mary of the Germans
additional institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jan. 12. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX wishes the brothers in Acre of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans to answer the claims of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem that St Mary should be subject to St John, drawing attention to letters of Popes Celestine II, who subjected the German house [in Jerusalem] to the Hospital of St John, and Adrian IV. Gregory orders the brothers of St Mary to prepare their reply by the Michaelmas.
Jan. 12. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX wishes the brothers in Acre of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans to answer the claims of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem that St Mary should be subject to St John, drawing attention to letters of Popes Celestine II, who subjected the German house [in... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:575-6, no. 2247