year: 1237
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Minister and brothers of the domus Sancte Trinitatis et Captivorum in Acre
institution: Holy Trinity
text: Dec. 30. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX confirms the properties and rights of the minister and brothers of the domus Sancte Trinitatis et Captivorum in Acre. These include: the place where the house is located in Acre; houses situated in front of it, rented from the crown of Jerusalem; houses and a curtis behind the church of Sancta Caterina de Campo Belli in the suburb of Acre; houses in the campus of the bishop of Acre; a garden commonly called Quatreboches, situated between the cemetery of St Nicholas and the city ditch of Acre and rented from the bishop of Acre for 8 besants; an annual rent of 40 Saracen besants granted by King John of Jerusalem and Queen Maria and drawn from the revenues of the crown in Acre; a vineyard, garden and land, with a tower and houses built on them, situated by the sea next to the bovaria Templi, which is rented for 12 besants a year from the nuns of St Lazarus of Bethany; the church and hospital of St Michael outside the walls of Caesarea, together with land and a garden attached to them; 2 casalia called Belveer and Casalin; an annual rent of 100 modii of Caesarea weight of wheat, taken at harvest time from the threshing floors of the church of Caesarea; houses in the suburb of Jaffa; the church and hospital of St Nicholas in the city of Beirut, with houses adjacent; gardens, vineyards and lands in the territory of Beirut, together with an annual rent of 18 modii of wheat and 50 jarta of wine in royal measures, collected at vintage time; an annual rent of 12 Saracen besants, drawn from the revenues of the city and territory of Beirut, given by the late King Baldwin to the church and hospital of St Nicholas. The pope confirms exemption from tithes on noval lands and freedom of election of the minister.
Dec. 30. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX confirms the properties and rights of the minister and brothers of the domus Sancte Trinitatis et Captivorum in Acre. These include: the place where the house is located in Acre; houses situated in front of it, rented from the crown of Jerusalem; houses and a... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:843-4, no. 4014
year: 1238
initiator: King Henry III of England
recipient: Knights Templar
institution: Templars
text: [Jan. 1. Guildford. King Henry III of England gives 500 marks to the master of the Knights Templar to help with the payment of the ransom of Knights Templar captured by the Saracens between the castles of Gastun/Gastum and Tripeshak/Trepeshac in the land of Antioch.
[Jan. 1. Guildford. King Henry III of England gives 500 marks to the master of the Knights Templar to help with the payment of the ransom of Knights Templar captured by the Saracens between the castles of Gastun/Gastum and Tripeshak/Trepeshac in the land of Antioch.
sources: Calendar of patent rolls. Henry III 1232-1247, p. 207. Calendar entry
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2312
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, the archbishop of Nazareth and the archidiaconus Acconensis
institution: Cistercian abbey of Jubin
text: Jan. 6. Lateran. In an internal dispute in the Cistercian abbey of Jubin, in the diocese of Antioch, the prior and his accomplices, using milites and armed men, attacked the supprior and his supporters, wounding over 30 monks and conversi and expelling them from the monastery and its granges. The Cistercian general chapter could not intervene. The pope called on the assistance of the archbishop of Apamea [archiepiscopus Appamiensis] the decanus…. and magister Henricus, canonicus Antiochensis, while the abbates of La Ferté, the mother house of Jubin, and Jubin came into the papal presence and asked for intervention. Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, the archbishop of Nazareth and the archidiaconus Acconensis to proceed against the monks.
Jan. 6. Lateran. In an internal dispute in the Cistercian abbey of Jubin, in the diocese of Antioch, the prior and his accomplices, using milites and armed men, attacked the supprior and his supporters, wounding over 30 monks and conversi and expelling them from the monastery and its granges. The... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:848-9, no. 4020
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2313
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the bishop of Beirut
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 11. Lateran. The Prince-count of Antioch-Tripoli has appealed on legal grounds for a renewal of his case against the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem over the castle of Maraclea. This was first arbitrated by the Valaniensis episcopus and then delegated by the papacy to the archbishop of Tyre, bishop-elect of Sidon and the archidiaconus Sydoniensis. The pope now orders the patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the bishop of Beirut to terminate the case.
Feb. 11. Lateran. The Prince-count of Antioch-Tripoli has appealed on legal grounds for a renewal of his case against the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem over the castle of Maraclea. This was first arbitrated by the Valaniensis episcopus and then delegated by the... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:887-8, no. 4081 (RRH no. 1079a)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2314
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Bishop of Tortosa, the abbas of St Samuel in Acre, the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis, the abbas of Mt Tabor and the abbas of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
institution: Saint Mary of the Latins
text: [Mar. 3. Lateran. Hearing that the abbey of St Mary of the Latins has become corrupt and extravagant, Pope Gregory IX orders the bishop of Tortosa [episcopus Anteradensis], the abbas of St Samuel in Acre, the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis, the abbas of Mt Tabor and the abbas of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat to reform it.
[Mar. 3. Lateran. Hearing that the abbey of St Mary of the Latins has become corrupt and extravagant, Pope Gregory IX orders the bishop of Tortosa [episcopus Anteradensis], the abbas of St Samuel in Acre, the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis, the abbas of Mt Tabor and the abbas of St Mary of the... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:914-15, nos. 4140-2. Calendar entries
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2315
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Bishop of Tortosa, the abbas of St Samuel in Acre and the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis
text: Mar. 3. Lateran. Hearing that the canons of Bethlehem have become corrupt and heretical, Pope Gregory IX orders the bishop of Tortosa [episcopus Anteradensis], the abbas of St Samuel in Acre and the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis to reform them.
Mar. 3. Lateran. Hearing that the canons of Bethlehem have become corrupt and heretical, Pope Gregory IX orders the bishop of Tortosa [episcopus Anteradensis], the abbas of St Samuel in Acre and the prior Sancti Aegidii Acconensis to reform them.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:917-18, no. 4152
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2316
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Franciscans and Dominicans in the Latin East
text: Mar. 4. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX grants the Franciscans and Dominicans in the Latin East [per terram ultramarinam] the same indulgence as was conceded in the Fourth Lateran Council to those going to the aid of the Holy Land.
Mar. 4. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX grants the Franciscans and Dominicans in the Latin East [per terram ultramarinam] the same indulgence as was conceded in the Fourth Lateran Council to those going to the aid of the Holy Land.
sources: Kedar, Crusade and Mission, p. 213, no. 2 b
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2317
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
text: [Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that between Caesarea and Jaffa Sarraceni are attacking Christian pilgrims, who wish to visit the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Gregory IX orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to patrol the region and assure the pilgrims’ saftety. He orders G. comes de Brenna, who has received from every pilgrim 2 Turonenses towards the expenses of securing the route, to see that it is guarded for 5 years.
[Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that between Caesarea and Jaffa Sarraceni are attacking Christian pilgrims, who wish to visit the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Gregory IX orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to patrol the region and assure the pilgrims’ saftety. He orders G. comes... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:912, nos. 4129-30. Calendar entries
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2318
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Antioch and bishop of Tortosa
text: Mar. 9. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX writes to the patriarch of Antioch and bishop of Tortosa [Anteradensis], with specific reference to the patriarchate of Antioch, to the patriarch of Jerusalem as papal legate, with reference to all the bishops in the Latin East, and to the archbishop of Nicosia, with reference to all bishops in Cyprus. He forbids any Greek priest [sacerdos Grecus] to celebrate [the divine offices] unless he swears obedience to the Roman Church in the presence of his subjects and abjures heresy, especially the belief that Latins are heretics for celebrating [Mass] with unleavened bread.
Mar. 9. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX writes to the patriarch of Antioch and bishop of Tortosa [Anteradensis], with specific reference to the patriarchate of Antioch, to the patriarch of Jerusalem as papal legate, with reference to all the bishops in the Latin East, and to the archbishop of Nicosia,... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:328-9, no. d-30
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