RRR: Correspondence/envoy
895
year: 1173
initiator: Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem
recipient: King Louis VII of France
institution: Leprosary of Saint Lazarus
text: Autumn. Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem writes to King Louis VII of France, drawing attention to the leprosary of St Lazarus outside the walls of Jerusalem, which Louis himself has seen, and the pressures on the church in the East. He commends a brother sent by St Lazarus to France.
Autumn. Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem writes to King Louis VII of France, drawing attention to the leprosary of St Lazarus outside the walls of Jerusalem, which Louis himself has seen, and the pressures on the church in the East. He commends a brother sent by St Lazarus to France.
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 16:168, no. 492 (RRH no. 507)