RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1467
year: 1200
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Bishop of Paphos
text: *Feb. 22 - Apr. 5. Pope Innocent III writes to the bishop of Paphos on the confirmation of rights, tithes and papal protection.
*Feb. 22 - Apr. 5. Pope Innocent III writes to the bishop of Paphos on the confirmation of rights, tithes and papal protection.
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:127, no. b-13
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1481
year: 1201
initiator: Gregorius catholicus Armeniorum
recipient: Pope Innocent III
text: Early in year. Gregorius episcopus Catholicus omnium Armeniorum writes to Pope Innocent III on the teaching of the Armenian Church, its acceptance of papal primacy, his authority and its sufferings.
Early in year. Gregorius episcopus Catholicus omnium Armeniorum writes to Pope Innocent III on the teaching of the Armenian Church, its acceptance of papal primacy, his authority and its sufferings.
sources: Innocent III, ‘Register’, 214:1007-10, no. 45
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1482
year: 1201
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Emperor Alexius III
text: Early in the year. Lateran. Pope Innocent III replies to the Byzantine emperor Alexius III, who had asked the pope to force, through sentence of excommunication, the king of Jerusalem to restore Cyprus, which had been seized by King Richard of England in violation of a treaty of peace, to the Byzantine empire and to confine the resources of the king, the Hospitallers of St John and the Knights Templar to the aid of the Holy Land. Alexius threatened to send a fleet to reconquer the island. Innocent agrees that King Richard had taken the island, but points out that at that time Cyprus was in no way dependent on the Byzantine empire. He will send a fuller reply after garnering more information. In the meantime, he warns Alexius to desist from attacking the island, because he would endanger the Holy Land.
Early in the year. Lateran. Pope Innocent III replies to the Byzantine emperor Alexius III, who had asked the pope to force, through sentence of excommunication, the king of Jerusalem to restore Cyprus, which had been seized by King Richard of England in violation of a treaty of peace, to the... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:129-31, no. b-15 (RRH no. 782)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1489
year: 1201
initiator: Gaufridus de Donjon, master of the Hospital
recipient: Prior Anglie of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 24 1200 - early summer 1201. [270] The magister Hospitalis Jerusalem informs the prior Anglie of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem that the bishop of Acre, many pilgrims and many Hospitallers on their way to the West on the business of the Holy Land perished in a shipwreck off Biblium on the coast of Tripoli during the last passagium. Other ships carrying Hospitaller messengers from Acre were forced by storm damage to seek refuge in Tripoli. He reports that in the Muslim world the lord of Damascus, Sephadinus [al-‘Adil], has become master of Cairo [Babilon], expelling his nephew and others and is in a tense relationship with the sultan of Aleppo and many others. The Nile has failed to flood, leading to famine and the loss of livestock in Egypt, and a host of Egyptians have descended, like locusts, on the Holy Land. A young low-born Saracenus has been preaching an evangelical Christian campaign and has converted and baptized 2000. With the threat posed to the Latin East by the union of Damascus and Cairo, he appeals for help to the prior and to the king of England. He adds that in the invasion of Sicily by the Germans and Lombards the Hospitaller commandery [domus] of Barletta has been abandoned and that since the prior Anglie himself left the East no provisions have been received from the kingdom of Sicily, leading the Order to great expense in supplying its commanderies [domus] and castles. He needs money from the western Hospitaller communities. He asks for help to be sent on the next passagium in March.
Dec. 24 1200 - early summer 1201. [270] The magister Hospitalis Jerusalem informs the prior Anglie of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem that the bishop of Acre, many pilgrims and many Hospitallers on their way to the West on the business of the Holy Land perished in a shipwreck off Biblium on... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:1-2, no. 1131 (RRH no. 787)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1491
year: 1201
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Gregorius catholicos Armeniorum
text: Jun. 1. Pope Innocent III replies to Gregorius, the catholicos of the Armenian Church, expatiating on doctrine and referring to the coming crusade.
Jun. 1. Pope Innocent III replies to Gregorius, the catholicos of the Armenian Church, expatiating on doctrine and referring to the coming crusade.
sources: Innocent III, ‘Register’ 214:1010-12, no. 46
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1492
year: 1201
initiator: King Leon I of Cilician Armenia
recipient: Pope Innocent III
institution: Templars
text: Oct. 1. Sis. King Leon I of Cilician Armenia assures Pope Innocent III of his devotion. He reports that the vexillum sancti Petri sent by the pope has arrived and will always be carried in his armies against enemies of the Cross. He is maintaining peace with the citizens of Antioch and the count of Tripoli, but he informs the pope that the count of Tripoli and the citizens of Antioch have sent messengers to Roconidinus [Rukn ad-Din Sulaiman of Konya] entering into an alliance against him. He has stationed himself on the borders of Antioch. He has committed the case of his nephew Rupinus to the papal legates, but asks for the archbishop of Mainz to be made judge in his cause. He is grateful to the pope for writing to the count of Tripoli. In July he led his army on campaign against the Muslims, who are divided among themselves, and asked the Knights Templar, whose possessions in his country are worth 20000 besants, to come to his aid. The Templars came to Antioch and Leon asked the magister to join with him and the patriarch of Antioch in sending messengers to the Holy See over the issue of Gaston, which the pope wanted him to surrender to the Knights Templar. Leon offered to hand over Gaston provided the Templars gave support to his nephew Rupinus and lodged him in that castle. He and Rupinus sought to become confratres and assist the Templars in recovering another of their castles called Trapesach, but the Templars refused. Leon assures the pope of his attachment to the Latin faith. He is sending to the pope as a representative his miles called Garnerius Teuton.
Oct. 1. Sis. King Leon I of Cilician Armenia assures Pope Innocent III of his devotion. He reports that the vexillum sancti Petri sent by the pope has arrived and will always be carried in his armies against enemies of the Cross. He is maintaining peace with the citizens of Antioch and the count of... more
sources: Innocent III, ‘Register’ 214:1003-6, no. 43 (RRH no. 785)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1493
year: 1201
initiator: Archiepiscopus Sisensis regis Armeniae cancellarius
recipient: Pope Innocent III
text: Oct. 1. Archiepiscopus Sisensis regis Armeniae cancellarius asks Pope Innocent III to grant him the ring, mitre and pallium, so that he can issue indulgences to those fighting in defence of Christianity.
Oct. 1. Archiepiscopus Sisensis regis Armeniae cancellarius asks Pope Innocent III to grant him the ring, mitre and pallium, so that he can issue indulgences to those fighting in defence of Christianity.
sources: Innocent III, ‘Register’ 214:1012-13, no. 47
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1508
year: 1202
initiator: Gaufridus de Donjon, master of the Hospital
recipient: King Sancho VII of Navarre
text: Jun. 1-30. Frater Gaufridus, domus Hospitalis Ierusalem humilis magister et Christi pauperum servus, describes for King Sancho VII of Navarre an earthquake that caused massive destruction on 20 May. The towers, royal palace and walls of Acre were partly demolished, and countless houses are in ruins. The walls, towers, churches and houses in Tyre are so wrecked that they are unlikely to be restored in present lifetimes. There have been countless deaths. The walls and houses of Tripoli are damaged. The towers, walls, houses and fortifications of Archay are overturned and the place is not habitable. The Hospitaller castles [castra] of Cratum and Margatum need restoration. Antioch and parts of Armenia have not been so badly affected, but there has also been a disease spreading among animals and the crops have been ruined by the weather.
Jun. 1-30. Frater Gaufridus, domus Hospitalis Ierusalem humilis magister et Christi pauperum servus, describes for King Sancho VII of Navarre an earthquake that caused massive destruction on 20 May. The towers, royal palace and walls of Acre were partly demolished, and countless houses are in ruins... more
sources: Mayer, ‘Two unpublished letters’, pp. 306-8 (RRH no. 789)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1509
year: 1202
initiator: Philippe de Pleisset, master of the Knights Templar
recipient: Abbot of Cîteaux
institution: Templars
text: June 1-30. Frater Philippus de Plessis, pauperum militię Templi magister humilis, describes for the abbot of Cîteaux events in the Latin East. He with 100 milites spent the period from Martinmas to Pentecost on the marches of the land of Tripoli beween Castrum Album and Haman. Sephedinus with his whole army journeyed from Egypt, Jerusalem and Damascus to beyond the river Euphrates and came to an agreement with his nephew the lord of Aleppo. This threatens the Christian settlers, and peasants [agricolę] have deserted the Templars’ lands and casalia. Bad weather has ruined the crops. An earthquake on 20 May caused great destruction, knocking down a large part of Acre and killing countless people, although the Templar houses were saved. All the towers around Tyre except 3 and the walls; barbacans and houses are wrecked. Most of Tripoli is destroyed, as is the castle of Archados, the foundations of the castrum Arsum and most of the walls of Castrum Album, including the great tower, which the Templars believed to be unrivalled. The city of Tortosa and the Templar castle there were spared. A pestilence followed the earthquake. Philippus asks for the abbot’s prayers, reminding him how the Knights Templar grew from the Cistercian Order. The Templars in the East have received with pleasure frater Artaudus and frater Bernardus de Borth with their companions.
June 1-30. Frater Philippus de Plessis, pauperum militię Templi magister humilis, describes for the abbot of Cîteaux events in the Latin East. He with 100 milites spent the period from Martinmas to Pentecost on the marches of the land of Tripoli beween Castrum Album and Haman. Sephedinus with his... more
sources: Mayer, ‘Two unpublished letters’, pp. 308-10
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1503
year: 1202
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Clergy in the East
text: End of Apr. Lateran. Pope Innocent III informs the clergy in the Latin East that he is despatching the legates Cardinal S. of St Praxedis and Cardinal P. of St Marcellus to the provinces of Antioch and Jerusalem.
End of Apr. Lateran. Pope Innocent III informs the clergy in the Latin East that he is despatching the legates Cardinal S. of St Praxedis and Cardinal P. of St Marcellus to the provinces of Antioch and Jerusalem.
sources: Innocent III, Die Briefe 5:47-9, no. 25