RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1343
year: 1193
initiator: Pope Celestine III
recipient: Bishop of Acre
text: Jan. 21 - Mar. 12. [244] In the letter Laudabilem Pope Celestine III answers questions posed by the bishop of Acre [Acon.ep.] [245] in relation to marriage, stressing throughout the need for proper procedures on testimony and proof. He discusses: (1) the legitimacy of a marriage to the daughter of a godfather; (2) couples who separate and the need for judgement in such a case by the church authorities; (3) the legitimacy of the marriage of a girl betrothed before the age of puberty and the importance of consent to consummation at the age of 12; (4) the conflict between a vow of chastity and a later vow of marriage; (5) the prohibition of the marriage of Sarraceni, converted to Christianity, to the women whose husbands they have killed while imprisoned by the Christains; (6) women who seek divorce when they discover that their second husbands, either Sarraceni who have converted to Christianity or Christians, have killed their first husbands in battle; (7) the indissolubility of the first marriage of a Christian who temporarily denies Christ and copulates with a pagan and has children, while the Christian wife left behind has a second marriage, with the consent of the archdeacon [of Acre], and has children; and the legitimacy of the children of both second marriages, one of which had been permitted by the archdeacon, provided the man’s first wife has died: (8) the period of time without consummation [3 years] that would dissolve a marriage; (9) a woman given under age to a nunnery by her parents, who receives the habit, leaves, has sexual relations with a knight and becomes pregnant, and is then forced to return to the religious community. The pope rules that a woman who has a child is not compelled to obey her parents.
Jan. 21 - Mar. 12. [244] In the letter Laudabilem Pope Celestine III answers questions posed by the bishop of Acre [Acon.ep.] [245] in relation to marriage, stressing throughout the need for proper procedures on testimony and proof. He discusses: (1) the legitimacy of a marriage to the daughter of... more
sources: Mansi, Sacr. Concil. 22:638-41
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1396
year: 1198
initiator: Pope Celestine III
recipient: Bishop of Acre
text: Apr. 14 1191 - Jan. 8 1198. Pope Celestine III supports the bishop of Acre in his complaints against V, ecclesie Acconensis diaconus and Cenomannesis [Le Mans] archidiaconus, who has prefered to live in France for more than 10 years. The pope authorizes the bishop of Acre to summon V. to the Holy Land and, if he refuses to come, to elect another dean.
Apr. 14 1191 - Jan. 8 1198. Pope Celestine III supports the bishop of Acre in his complaints against V, ecclesie Acconensis diaconus and Cenomannesis [Le Mans] archidiaconus, who has prefered to live in France for more than 10 years. The pope authorizes the bishop of Acre to summon V. to the Holy... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 370-1, no. 186
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1424
year: 1198
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Bishop of Acre
text: Dec. 23. Lateran. Pope Innocent III writes to the bishop of Acre with respect to a case relating to a canon of the chapter of Nazareth, who had been professed into the religious life at Nazareth by the bishop himself, when he had been prior there. This man had now been received by the bishop as a secular canon of Acre. The pope insists that he return to the religious life.
Dec. 23. Lateran. Pope Innocent III writes to the bishop of Acre with respect to a case relating to a canon of the chapter of Nazareth, who had been professed into the religious life at Nazareth by the bishop himself, when he had been prior there. This man had now been received by the bishop as a... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 1:751-2, no. 517; Decretal 3.31.17, ‘Liber Extra’, col. 575
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1419
year: 1198
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Bishop of Acre
text: Dec. 2. Lateran. At the request of the bishop of Acre, Pope Innocent III formally forbids an increase in the number of canons of his church.
Dec. 2. Lateran. At the request of the bishop of Acre, Pope Innocent III formally forbids an increase in the number of canons of his church.
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 1:663-4, no. 440
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1665
year: 1212
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Bishop of Acre
institution: Saint Thomas the Martyr
text: Oct. 25. Lateran. Pope Innocent III records that Pope Alexander III had given the late Simon prior Sancto Georgii de Xisto the right to use the [episcopal] ring, staff and mitre. St George was later subjected to the church of St Thomas the Martyr in Acre, so that the right was enjoyed by whomsoever was prior. This was confirmed by Innocent himself. The bishop of Acre had questioned this extension of the privilege and the case was heard in the Holy See. Innocent upholds the bishop’s complaint. There must be no extension of the original privilege.
Oct. 25. Lateran. Pope Innocent III records that Pope Alexander III had given the late Simon prior Sancto Georgii de Xisto the right to use the [episcopal] ring, staff and mitre. St George was later subjected to the church of St Thomas the Martyr in Acre, so that the right was enjoyed by whomsoever... more
sources: Innocent III, ‘Register’ 216:706-7, no. 185
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1961
year: 1224
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Bishop of Acre
text: Mar. 6. Lateran. Pope Honorius III encourages the bishop of Acre to continue preaching the crusade, especially because the emperor Frederick II is soon to come to the East with a large army.
Mar. 6. Lateran. Pope Honorius III encourages the bishop of Acre to continue preaching the crusade, especially because the emperor Frederick II is soon to come to the East with a large army.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 395-7, no. 82
RRR: Permission/licence/authorization
2036
year: 1226
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Bishop of Acre
text: Apr. 30. Lateran. The bishop of Acre has informed Pope Honorius III personally that many tithes and returns belonging to the church of Acre are unjustly withheld. The pope authorizes the bishop to excommunicate those who act in this way.
Apr. 30. Lateran. The bishop of Acre has informed Pope Honorius III personally that many tithes and returns belonging to the church of Acre are unjustly withheld. The pope authorizes the bishop to excommunicate those who act in this way.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 457-8, no. 131
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2086
year: 1228
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Bishop of Acre
text: [Jun. - Jul.? Perugia. Pope Gregory IX encourages the bishop of Acre to assist Cardinal R. of Sant’Angelo, the papal legate, in promoting peace [in France] through preaching.
[Jun. - Jul.? Perugia. Pope Gregory IX encourages the bishop of Acre to assist Cardinal R. of Sant’Angelo, the papal legate, in promoting peace [in France] through preaching.
sources: Gregory IX, Le Registres 1:145, no. 236. Calendar entry].
RRR: Permission/licence/authorization
2343
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Bishop of Acre
text: [Jul. 16. Anagni. Because the divine office in the cathedral church of Acre is suffering from the frequent absence of clergy, Pope Gregory IX authorizes the bishop of Acre to distribute money to the clerks that perform the services.
[Jul. 16. Anagni. Because the divine office in the cathedral church of Acre is suffering from the frequent absence of clergy, Pope Gregory IX authorizes the bishop of Acre to distribute money to the clerks that perform the services.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2: 1087-8, no. 4447. Calendar entry].
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2334
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Bishop of Acre
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: May 10. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX remits to the patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the abbas Sancti Samuelis de Monte Gaudii Premonstratensis ordinis Jerosolimitane diocesis a dispute that has arisen between the bishop of Acre and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. The case has already been heard in Rome, where the Hospital of St John was represented by its procurator, frater Andreas de Fogia. The bishop of Acre claimed that the Hospitallers of St John were refusing to pay the full twentieth of harvests in Casale Alba and of chickens at Cabor, contributing only a payment of 5 besants instead. They had refused to pay the twentieth on their vineyards at Manuet for the last 2 years. They were refusing the bishop his rights over those who chose burial with them. These were infringements of the agreement entered into with the church of Acre and the bishop was losing 500 Saracen besants as a result.
May 10. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX remits to the patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the abbas Sancti Samuelis de Monte Gaudii Premonstratensis ordinis Jerosolimitane diocesis a dispute that has arisen between the bishop of Acre and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1039-41, no. 4387 (RRH no. 1080a)