RRR: Correspondence/envoy
788
year: 1168
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
additional institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 15. Beneventi. Pope Alexander III writes to P. prior sancti Sepulcri and the canons. He has received P. and G. their brothers. G. will be returning to explain orally what the pope will have written to others. In particular, he has forbidden Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem to exact more than a third of the money for lights or any of the oblations to the relic of the True Cross when it is back in the church after an expedition, or to forbid the canons to lay the bodies of the dead before their altar or to carry crosses on Good Friday. The pope has also ordered the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem not to refuse to pay tithes belonging to the Holy Sepulchre on lands in the diocese of Jerusalem they do not cultivate themselves or cultivate at their expense. They should also pay tithes on lands they do cultivate according to the terms agreed with the Holy Sepulchre.
Feb. 15. Beneventi. Pope Alexander III writes to P. prior sancti Sepulcri and the canons. He has received P. and G. their brothers. G. will be returning to explain orally what the pope will have written to others. In particular, he has forbidden Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem to exact more than a... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 247-9, no. 93 (RRH no. 442)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
787
year: 1168
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
additional institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 15. Benevento. Pope Alexander III writes to P. prior sancti Sepulcri and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre. He has received P. and G. their brothers. P. will be returning to explain orally what the pope will have written to others. Alexander has particularly ordered the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem not to refuse to pay tithes belonging to the Holy Sepulchre on lands in the diocese of Jerusalem they do not cultivate themselves or cultivate at their expense. They should also pay tithes on lands they do cultivate according to the terms agreed with the Holy Sepulchre. The Hospitallers are forbidden to build a new church in Jaffa without the consent of the patriarch and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, especially as they already have a church there. Nor should they ignore any interdict that might be laid on the city of Jaffa.
Feb. 15. Benevento. Pope Alexander III writes to P. prior sancti Sepulcri and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre. He has received P. and G. their brothers. P. will be returning to explain orally what the pope will have written to others. Alexander has particularly ordered the Hospitallers of St John... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 249-50, no. 94 (RRH no. 440)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
786
year: 1168
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 8. Benevento. Pope Alexander III, following his predecessors Popes Paschal II, Innocent II, Lucius II, Anastasius II and Adrian IV, confirms for Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem his rights in all cities and provinces conquered by the kings of Jerusalem, Baldwin I, Baldwin II, Fulk, Baldwin III and Amalric. He refers particularly to tithes, churches and other rights in Jericho, Daron and Nablus and in places in which bishops once ruled and no longer do so.
Feb. 8. Benevento. Pope Alexander III, following his predecessors Popes Paschal II, Innocent II, Lucius II, Anastasius II and Adrian IV, confirms for Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem his rights in all cities and provinces conquered by the kings of Jerusalem, Baldwin I, Baldwin II, Fulk, Baldwin III... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 244-6, no. 91 (RRH no. 439)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
824
year: 1169
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem and the prior of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
additional institution: Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
text: Mar. 23 1168 or 1169. Benevento. Pope Alexander III forbids Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem and the prior of the Holy Sepulchre to demand rights of procuration [provisions when on visitation] from the abbot and monks of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, who have been exempted by papal privilege.
Mar. 23 1168 or 1169. Benevento. Pope Alexander III forbids Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem and the prior of the Holy Sepulchre to demand rights of procuration [provisions when on visitation] from the abbot and monks of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, who have been exempted by papal privilege.
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 258-9, no. 99 (RRH no. 340a)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
834
year: 1169
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Petrus abbas of Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
institution: Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
text: Apr. 6 1168 or 1169. Pope Alexander III confirms for Petrus abbas of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat and his successors the privilege of wearing in his abbey the mitre, ring, gloves and sandals [of an archbishop] at Christmas, Easter and all the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and also the mitre and ring on other solemnities [greater feasts] in other churches and in general processions.
Apr. 6 1168 or 1169. Pope Alexander III confirms for Petrus abbas of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat and his successors the privilege of wearing in his abbey the mitre, ring, gloves and sandals [of an archbishop] at Christmas, Easter and all the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and also the... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 259-60, no. 100
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
844
year: 1169
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: King Amalric
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Oct. 12 1167 or 1169. Benevento. At the request of the Genoese, Pope Alexander III orders King Amalric of Jerusalem to restore the golden inscription written in the church of the Holy Sepulchre [in Templo] and to observe the privileges granted to the Genoese in his kingdom.
Oct. 12 1167 or 1169. Benevento. At the request of the Genoese, Pope Alexander III orders King Amalric of Jerusalem to restore the golden inscription written in the church of the Holy Sepulchre [in Templo] and to observe the privileges granted to the Genoese in his kingdom.
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp.256-7, no. 97 (RRH no. 438)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
845
year: 1169
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Oct. 13 1167 or 1169. Benevento. At the request of the Genoese, Pope Alexander III orders Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem, together with the archbishops, bishops and abbots in the kingdom of Jerusalem, to encourage King Amalric to restore the golden inscription displayed in the church of the Holy Sepulchre [in Templo] and to observe the privileges granted to the Genoese in his kingdom.
Oct. 13 1167 or 1169. Benevento. At the request of the Genoese, Pope Alexander III orders Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem, together with the archbishops, bishops and abbots in the kingdom of Jerusalem, to encourage King Amalric to restore the golden inscription displayed in the church of the Holy... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 257-8, no. 98 (RRH no. 438)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
857
year: 1170
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Sept. 9. Veroli. Pope Alexander III follows his predecessors Popes Honorius II, Innocent II, Celestine II, Lucius II and Eugenius III in taking Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre under protection. He renews their privileges and confirms their endowments, with special reference to Patriarch Amalric’s privilege of Dec. 25 1168 - Dec. 25 1169 and with some additions. He specifies: half of all oblations to the Holy Sepulchre, but two thirds of the gifts for lights, one third being for the lights themselves, one third being for the canons’ use [servitium] and one third going to the patriarch; oblations to the relic of the True Cross, which is in the canons’ custody, except on Good Friday or when the patriarch has to carry the relic on a military campaign; in the church of the Holy Sepulchre, the high altar in the canons’ choir, the Prison of Christ and its altar, the altars of St Peter and Stephen and [at the site of] the Finding of the Cross, the altar at the head of the Tomb of Christ which is the parochial altar, together with oblations and offerings to them, the cathedra which is behind the high altar and all oblations made whenever the patriarch celebrates Mass at any of these altars, and all oblations to the Compass, which is in the middle of the canons’ choir; the platea between the door of the church and the columns and the other platea situated between the columns and the Hospital of St John; the houses, stationes, lands and whatever else has been or will be acquired in the patriarchal and Holy Sepulchre quarter; houses, stationes and lands within and without Jerusalem; all ovens in Jerusalem, except for 1 belonging to the Hospital of St John and 1 belonging to St Mary of the Latins, with special reference to the oven the patriarch himself surrendered, following evidence provided by dominus Petrus Tyrensis archiepiscopus; the church and cemetery outside David Gate, next to the road to Bethlehem; half of that possession that King Baldwin I made over in exchange for the bishopric of Bethlehem; all tithes raised in the city of Jerusalem and its diocese, except for those of the funda, given by Patriarch Arnulf; in Nablus the land given by King Amalric in novo burgo, and the church, with a cemetery, which the canons had begun to build with Patriarch Amalric’s permission; whatever other possessions owned by the canons in Nablus; the 21 casalia that Duke Godfrey gave; the villae built by the canons for Latins, with churches, the administration of justice and parochial rights, such as Magna Mahomaria, Parva Mahomaria and Bethsuri; Thecue and the church at Quarantene; Geladia and the land the canons bought from Johannes Gomannus; all the casalia the canons bought from Hugo de Hybelino; the church of St Peter in Jaffa with the tithes throughout the county of Jaffa, granted by the king, religious communities and all Christians; the possessions in Ascalon and its district, in the lordship of Assur, at Caesarea and throughout its archbishopric; castrum Feniculi; a house next to Haifa; Iebul and Lecara; all possessions in the archbishopric of Nazareth, the bishopric of Acre, the archbishopric of Tyre and throughout the patriarchate and kingdom of Jerusalem; all possessions at Mont Pèlerin and throughout the diocese of Tripoli, in Antioch and throughout the patriarchate and principality of Antioch. The pope also confirms all possessions and churches in Sicily, Calabria, Apulia, Brindisi, Barletta, Troia, Benevento, Rome, Tuscany and all Italy, France, Iberia, and half of the properties held in common with the patriarchate itself in England, Dacia, Germany, Poland, Ruthenia, Georgia, Hungary and Constantinople. The canons have the right to decide on the disposal of those properties in their entire possession and to manage them in a vacancy in the patriarchate.
Sept. 9. Veroli. Pope Alexander III follows his predecessors Popes Honorius II, Innocent II, Celestine II, Lucius II and Eugenius III in taking Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre under protection. He renews their privileges and confirms their endowments, with special reference to... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 261-5, no. 102 (RRH no. 474)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
876
year: 1171
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Archbishop of Nazareth and the bishops of Bethlehem, Acre and Lydda
text: Oct. 20 1170 or 1171. Tusculum. Pope Alexander III writes to the archbishop of Nazareth and the bishops of Bethlehem, Acre and Lydda. After praising the Cluniac congregation, he describes how Theobaldus, the prior of St-Arnoul-de-Crépy-en-Valois, proposed to King Amalric the establishment of a Cluniac house in his kingdom. King Amalric agreed to the request. The pope wishes the abbey of Cluny to be given the destitute monasterium of Palmareia, irrespective of whether it is subject to papal provision or to the authority of the bishop of Tiberias.
Oct. 20 1170 or 1171. Tusculum. Pope Alexander III writes to the archbishop of Nazareth and the bishops of Bethlehem, Acre and Lydda. After praising the Cluniac congregation, he describes how Theobaldus, the prior of St-Arnoul-de-Crépy-en-Valois, proposed to King Amalric the establishment of a... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 267-9, no. 104 (RRH no. 484)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
877
year: 1171
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: All the faithful in the kingdom of France
text: Before Dec. 8 1170 or 1171. Letters from the archdiocese of Nazareth have reached Pope Alexander III, who writes to all the faithful in the kingdom of France. The pope describes the miserable state of the Latin East, ravaged by earthquakes and by invasion by the enemies of Christ. He draws special attention to the occupation by them of a great and well populated casale belonging to the church of Nazareth, the captivity of clergy and other inhabitants, and the resulting poverty of the canons. Without assistance they will not be able to fulfil their duties in their church. He asks that the canons and their representatives [nuntii] be received well and given assistance.
Before Dec. 8 1170 or 1171. Letters from the archdiocese of Nazareth have reached Pope Alexander III, who writes to all the faithful in the kingdom of France. The pope describes the miserable state of the Latin East, ravaged by earthquakes and by invasion by the enemies of Christ. He draws special... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 393-4, no. 198 (RRH no. 481)