RRR: Correspondence/envoy
836
year: 1169
initiator: Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem
recipient: King Louis VII of France
text: May. 1-31. Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem writes to King Louis VII of France. After referring to the dangers facing the Holy Land, he describes the situation, history and holiness of the city of Paneas, called Belinas, which is on the site of Caesarea Philippi, and stresses its importance to the defence of Jerusalem. It has now been taken by the Turci. Amalric commends its newly consecrated bishop, I[ohannes], who is coming to France to appeal to the king to assist in its recovery.
May. 1-31. Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem writes to King Louis VII of France. After referring to the dangers facing the Holy Land, he describes the situation, history and holiness of the city of Paneas, called Belinas, which is on the site of Caesarea Philippi, and stresses its importance to the... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 16:151, no. 453 (RRH no. 463)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
823
year: 1169
initiator: Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem
recipient: Mauritius de Credone
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Mar. 20. Jerusalem. At the request of Mauritius de Credone, Patriarch A[malric] of Jerusalem issues a sealed certificate of authenticity for relics of the True Cross, stone from Calvary and stone from the Holy Sepulchre, intended to be presented to the church of St-Nicolas[-de-Craon].
Mar. 20. Jerusalem. At the request of Mauritius de Credone, Patriarch A[malric] of Jerusalem issues a sealed certificate of authenticity for relics of the True Cross, stone from Calvary and stone from the Holy Sepulchre, intended to be presented to the church of St-Nicolas[-de-Craon].
sources: Broussillon, La Maison de Craon 1:100, no. 137
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
837
year: 1169
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Archbishop Henry of Reims
text: May. 1-31. Amalric, per Dei gratiam Jerosolymorum Rex, writes to Archbishop Henry of Reims. He describes the dangers facing the Latin East, the threat to Antioch from the Turci and the reaction of the Turci to his initial success in Egypt [Aegypti regnum]. He was sending the patriarch of Jerusalem, together with the archbishop of Caesarea, the bishop of Acre and brothers of the Temple and the Hospital, to the West, but their ship [navis] was wrecked. So he is sending instead F. archiepiscopus Tyrensis, second to the patriarch in status, the bishop of Paneas, the miles A. de Landast and brothers of the Hospital to appeal for help.
May. 1-31. Amalric, per Dei gratiam Jerosolymorum Rex, writes to Archbishop Henry of Reims. He describes the dangers facing the Latin East, the threat to Antioch from the Turci and the reaction of the Turci to his initial success in Egypt [Aegypti regnum]. He was sending the patriarch of Jerusalem... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 16:187-188, no. 120 (RRH no. 464)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
825
year: 1169
initiator: Philippus Neapolitanus, master of the Temple
recipient: Dominus Mauricius de Credone
institution: Templars
text: (c. Mar.) Phil[ippus] Neapolitanus magister miliciae Templi describes how, when he was crati Montis Regalis dominus, he visited the monks of Mt Sinai, who gave him a fragment of the body of St Catherine. While in Constantinople he was presented with a relic of the True Cross by the Emperor Manuel himself, who had been assured by his father that it was genuine. Philippus presents both relics to dominus Mauricius de Credone. [117]
(c. Mar.) Phil[ippus] Neapolitanus magister miliciae Templi describes how, when he was crati Montis Regalis dominus, he visited the monks of Mt Sinai, who gave him a fragment of the body of St Catherine. While in Constantinople he was presented with a relic of the True Cross by the Emperor Manuel... more
sources: Broussillon, La Maison de Craon 1:101, no. 138; also ed. by Farcy, Cartulaire, pp. 10-11
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
847
year: 1169
initiator: Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem
recipient: Clergy and laity of the Church
text: Dec. 25 1168 - Dec. 24 1169. Jerusalem. Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem writes a general letter to the clergy and laity of the Church. He dilates on the misery of the Church in the East, on the death of Prince Raymond of Antioch at the hands of the Turci, the imprisonment of his successor Prince Rainald, the defeat of King Baldwin III by the Turci and his flight to the gates of Acre [Adcharon], the defeat and capture of Prince Bohemond III of Antioch, Count Raymond III of Tripoli and many brothers of the Hospital and the Temple, who were with them, and the loss of Cesarea Philippi, commonly called Belinas, crucial to the defence of the land of Jerusalem. The city of Jerusalem is itself threatened. He describes the strength of the Turci and the weakness of the Christians, and he appeals for assistance. He and King Amalric are sending his dear friend Gibertus magister sancti Hospitalis Iherusalem, together with other messengers, overseas [to Europe] to plead for help. Those who take the road to the Holy Sepulchre [iter Sancti Sepulcri] will share in the prayers and benefits of the Church in Jerusalem and the East, as will those who die on the way. He offers remission of all their sins.
Dec. 25 1168 - Dec. 24 1169. Jerusalem. Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem writes a general letter to the clergy and laity of the Church. He dilates on the misery of the Church in the East, on the death of Prince Raymond of Antioch at the hands of the Turci, the imprisonment of his successor Prince... more
sources: Riant, ‘Six lettres’, pp. 386-7, no.2; also printed in Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:279-80, no. 404 (RRH no. 410)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
826
year: 1169
initiator: R. ecclesiae Montis Syon abbas
recipient: Dominus Mauricius de Credone
institution: Mount Sion
additional institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: (c. Mar.) R. ecclesiae Montis Syon abbas, together with his brethren, records under seal that he has presented the miles Mauricius de Creon with a piece of the Holy Sepulchre, some of the soil from the site associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary, and part of the column against which Christ was bound while he was being scourged.
(c. Mar.) R. ecclesiae Montis Syon abbas, together with his brethren, records under seal that he has presented the miles Mauricius de Creon with a piece of the Holy Sepulchre, some of the soil from the site associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary, and part of the column against which Christ was... more
sources: Broussillon, La Maison de Craon 1:101-2, no. 139
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
827
year: 1169
initiator: R. Ebronensis ecclesiae episcopus
recipient: Dominus Mauricius de Credone
text: (c. Mar.) R. Ebronensis ecclesiae episcopus provides a sealed certificate of authenticity for relics of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, which, with the agreement of his chapter, he has personally given Mauricius de Credone.
(c. Mar.) R. Ebronensis ecclesiae episcopus provides a sealed certificate of authenticity for relics of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, which, with the agreement of his chapter, he has personally given Mauricius de Credone.
sources: Broussillon, La Maison de Craon 1:102, no. 140
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
828
year: 1169
initiator: R. episcopus Bethleemita
recipient: Dominus Mauricius de Credone
text: (c. Mar.) R. episcopus Bethleemita provides a sealed certificate of authenticity for the following relics possessed by dominus Mauricius de Credone: fragments of the nail and the hammer used at the Crucifixion, relics of St Joseph, of the site of the Nativity, of the manger, of the ashes associated with St John the Baptist [118] and of tiny fragments of St John the Baptist’s head.
(c. Mar.) R. episcopus Bethleemita provides a sealed certificate of authenticity for the following relics possessed by dominus Mauricius de Credone: fragments of the nail and the hammer used at the Crucifixion, relics of St Joseph, of the site of the Nativity, of the manger, of the ashes associated... more
sources: Broussillon, La Maison de Craon 1:103, no. 141
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
829
year: 1169
initiator: Radulphus Sebastensis episcopus
recipient: Dominus Mauricius de Credone
text: (c. Mar.) R. Sebastenae ecclesiae episcopus provides a sealed certificate of authenticity for relics of St John the Baptist which, with the agreement of Ra. prior Sebastenae ecclesiae, he has given domnus Mauricius de Creone.
(c. Mar.) R. Sebastenae ecclesiae episcopus provides a sealed certificate of authenticity for relics of St John the Baptist which, with the agreement of Ra. prior Sebastenae ecclesiae, he has given domnus Mauricius de Creone.
sources: Broussillon, La Maison de Craon 1:103, no. 142
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
853
year: 1170
initiator: Radulphus Sebastensis episcopus
recipient: Clergy and Christian faithful of the Church
text: Early 1170. [121] Radulphus Sebastensis episcopus, together with his convent, addresses a general letter to the clergy and Christian faithful of the Church [in the West]. He describes the wealth of relics of the prophets discovered in his church, including the bodies of Elisha, Obadiah and especially the bones of St John the Baptist, and he draws attention to the poverty of his diocese and the fact that the rebuilding of his church, which has been initiated, using the best stone, cannot be completed without financial assistance. He reports that, on the advice of other prelates in the Latin East, he has sent some of his canons to the West, carrying with them fragments of ashes and bones of St John the Baptist and relics of Elisha and Obadiah. He asks his readers to receive the relics as gifts, but also to provide the canons with properties from their endowments, in order to benefit from the prayers of intercession [of the communities that will be established on them]. On the authority of the patriarch of Jerusalem and drawing on the merits of the patriarchs and prophets represented by the relics in his church, he assures his readers of an indulgence, which will vary in proportion to the assistance given. He adds that if those who have vowed to make a pilgrimage to Compostela commute their vow to a gift to this building work of half their intended expenses, he will absolve them from their vow and penance. He promises all benefactors a share in the merits of the city of Jerusalem.
Early 1170. [121] Radulphus Sebastensis episcopus, together with his convent, addresses a general letter to the clergy and Christian faithful of the Church [in the West]. He describes the wealth of relics of the prophets discovered in his church, including the bodies of Elisha, Obadiah and... more
sources: Kedar, ‘Raising Funds’, pp. 454-5