RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
569
year: 1155
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Abbey of Saint Mary of the Latins
institution: Saint Mary of the Latins
text: *Feb. 2/3. King Baldwin III confirms the grants made by his predecessors Duke Godfrey [of Bouillon] and Kings Baldwin I, Baldwin II and Fulk to the abbey of St Mary of the Latins in Jerusalem.
*Feb. 2/3. King Baldwin III confirms the grants made by his predecessors Duke Godfrey [of Bouillon] and Kings Baldwin I, Baldwin II and Fulk to the abbey of St Mary of the Latins in Jerusalem.
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:431-2, no. 234 [71] (RRH no. 315a)
year: 1157
initiator: Amalricus comes Ascalonis
recipient: Abbey of Saint Mary of the Latins
institution: Saint Mary of the Latins
text: *Jul. 30 1154 - Autumn 1157. Amalricus comes [of Ascalon] gives the abbey of St Mary of the Latins an unnamed casale in the territory of Blancegarde.
*Jul. 30 1154 - Autumn 1157. Amalricus comes [of Ascalon] gives the abbey of St Mary of the Latins an unnamed casale in the territory of Blancegarde.
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:520-1, no. 292
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
612
year: 1158
initiator: Pope Adrian IV
recipient: Amelius abbot of Saint Mary of the Latins in Jerusalem
institution: Saint Mary of the Latins
text: April 30. Lateran. Pope Adrian IV confirms for Amelius, abbot of St Mary of the Latins in Jerusalem, and his brothers the grants of property and privilege made to the abbey. They are: in and around the city of Jerusalem, stationes next to the abbey; an oven; a palatium next to the Gate of St Stephen; houses in the district [plaga] to the south beyond that palatium; houses over [supra] the city wall next to the palatium, stretching as far as the second tower on the walls; and on the other side of the gate the church of Stephen next to the road that runs from Jerusalem to Nablus; a hospitale next to the same road; a garden between the church of St Stephen and Jerusalem; gardens and vineyards in the territory of Jerusalem, together with their tithes; the casale of Belfacir with its vineyards, lands and tithes; half of the casale of Sanctus Euchimius close to Bethlehem, with its lands and tithes; a casale in the territory of [Bla]ncegarda, the gift of which was confirmed in a charter from comes Amarricus; 6 carrucate terre in Lydda; houses, gardens and the church of St Mary of the Latins [ecclesia Latina] in Jaffa with houses, a garden and 3 carrucate terre and their tithes; the turris Latine in the territory of Caesarea; a casale [in the same territory] that had belonged to Eustachius; land in Cacho; lands and possessions confirmed in charters from the lords of Caesarea; 100 besants received annually in Nablus; a church in Beirut with its gardens, land and tithes; a church in Gibeletum with a garden; the church of St Mary of the Latins [ecclesia Latina] on Mont Pèlerin with a garden, lands, vineyards and tithes; a field [campus] in the city of Tripoli and a macera; the parochial church of St Mary of the Latins [ecclesia Latina parochiale] in Latakia, together with the church of St Nicholas, a half of the theatre [theatrum] and the garden within it; the 2 casalia of Scotieth and Jouan in the territory of Antioch with their lands and tithes, and with mills next to them; the church of St Mary of the Latins [Latina] in Antioch with a garden and its tithes; a church dedicated to St John in Scie, together with a garden, land and tithes; a casale called Faxias/Farias with its tithes; a casale called Valcorentin; 10 listra of fish taken from a piscaria in the countryside; 40 solidi taken each month in the Porta Emmae; 2 casalia [in the territory of] Sidon; 4 carrucate terre and houses in the castellum of Arabia; 6 carrucate terre and houses in Gerain; together with European properties in Sicily and Calabria. Stressing that the abbey is Benedictine, the pope confirms papal protection. No tithes are to be owed on harvests produced by the monks’ own labour or on oblations or revenues granted to the community. Baptism and burial can be performed in the abbey’s churches, saving parochial rights. The cemeteries attached to the abbey and its dependent churches are to be available to those who wish burial, provided they are not excommunicates. The abbot and community can admit clergy and laity as confratres and can bury them. The abbot’s election will be according to the Benedictine Rule. The ordination of an abbot is to be the prerogative of the patriarch of Jerusalem if the elect finds travelling to Rome for consecration difficult.
April 30. Lateran. Pope Adrian IV confirms for Amelius, abbot of St Mary of the Latins in Jerusalem, and his brothers the grants of property and privilege made to the abbey. They are: in and around the city of Jerusalem, stationes next to the abbey; an oven; a palatium next to the Gate of St... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 218-22, no. 79 (RRH no. 331)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
641
year: 1160
initiator: Ugo Caesariensis dominus
recipient: Saint Mary of the Latins
institution: Saint Mary of the Latins
text: Jan. 1-31. Ugo Caesariensis dominus makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, to favour the souls of his father and grandfather who are buried in the church of St Mary of the Latins. He confirms the properties held by St Mary in his lordship and its right to come and go, and buy and sell, freely without any payment of dues [exactio, redditus]. He confirms for Rainaldus abbas, representing the abbey, possession of land he had once given to the abbey, which is between the hill…. [and] the Fons Sanctae Cannae. The land had belonged to Nicolaus Azopardus and now to Adelasia the wife of Stephanus Baratae. He had promised Stephanus compensation, but Stephanus had died and he therefore buys the land from Adelasia for 20 besants. Witnesses: Eustachius Escoflel; Manasses; Amalricus; Gervasius Vicecomes; Bertinus; … de Area; Albertus Harabitus and many others. [78]
Jan. 1-31. Ugo Caesariensis dominus makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, to favour the souls of his father and grandfather who are buried in the church of St Mary of the Latins. He confirms the properties held by St Mary in his lordship and its right to come and go, and buy and sell, freely without... more
sources: Paoli, Cod dipl 1:205-6, no. 162 (RRH no. 342)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
887
year: 1173
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Saint Mary of the Latins
institution: Saint Mary of the Latins
text: Mar. 8. Segni. Pope Alexander III confirms the privileges of St Mary of the Latins on nearly the same terms as those already granted on 30 Apr. 1158 by Pope Adrian IV. Alexander confirms for Ricardus, abbot of St Mary of the Latins in Jerusalem, and his brothers papal protection and the grants of property and privilege made to the abbey. They are: in and around the city of Jerusalem, stationes next to the abbey; an oven; a palatium next to the Gate of St Stephen; houses in the district [plaga] to the south beyond that palatium; houses over [supra] the city wall next to the palatium, stretching as far as the second tower on the walls; on the other side of the gate the church of Stephen next to the road that runs from Jerusalem to Nablus; a hospitale next to the same road; a garden between the church of St Stephen and Jerusalem; gardens and vineyards in the territory of Jerusalem, together with their tithes; the casale of Belfacir with its vineyards, lands and tithe; half of the casale of Sanctus Euchimius close to Bethlehem, with its lands and tithe; a casale in the territory of Blancegarda, the gift of which was confirmed in a charter from comes Amarricus; 6 carrucate terre in Lidia; houses, gardens and the church of St Mary of the Latins [ecclesia Latina] in Jaffa with houses, a garden and 3 carrucate terre and their tithes; the turris Latine in the territory of Caesarea; a casale in the same territory that had belonged to Eustachius; land in Cacho; lands and possessions confirmed in charters from the lords of Caesarea; 100 besants received annually in Nablus; in Acre the church of St Mary, 3 gardens, 2 carrucate terre with their tithes, and houses given to St Mary of the Latins by Oddobrandus Pinch; a church in Beirut with its gardens, land and tithes; a church in Gibeletum with a garden; the church of St Mary of the Latins [ecclesia Latina] on Mont Pèlerin with a garden, lands, vineyards and tithes; a field [campus] in the city of Tripoli and a macera; the parochial church of St Mary of the Latins [ecclesia Latina parochiale] in Latakia, together with the church of St Nicholas, a half of the theatre [theatrum] and the garden within it; the 2 casalia of Scotieth and Iouam in the territory of Antioch with their lands and tithes, and with mills next to them; the church of St Mary of the Latins [Latina] in Antioch with a garden and its tithes; a church dedicated to St John in Scie, together with a garden, land and tithes; a casale called Farias with its tithes; a casale called Valcorrentin; 10 listra of fish taken from a piscaria in the countryside; 40 solidi taken each month in the Porta Emmae; 2 casalia [in the territory of] Sidon; 4 carrucate terre and houses in the castellum of Arabia; 6 carrucate terre and houses in Gerain; together with European properties in Sicily and Calabria. Stressing that the abbey is Benedictine, the pope grants the right of exemption from excommunication. No tithes are to be owed on harvests produced by the monks’ own labour or on oblations or revenues granted to the community. Saving parochial rights, the cemeteries attached to the abbey and its dependent churches are to be available to those who wish burial, provided they are not excommunicates. The abbot and community can admit clergy and laity as confratres and can bury them. The abbot’s election will be according to the Benedictine Rule. The blessing of an abbot is to be the prerogative of the patriarch of Jerusalem if the elect finds travelling to Rome for consecration difficult.
Mar. 8. Segni. Pope Alexander III confirms the privileges of St Mary of the Latins on nearly the same terms as those already granted on 30 Apr. 1158 by Pope Adrian IV. Alexander confirms for Ricardus, abbot of St Mary of the Latins in Jerusalem, and his brothers papal protection and the grants of... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 271-3, no. 106 (RRH no. 331)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
1074
year: 1181
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Abbey of Saint Mary of the Latins
institution: Saint Mary of the Latins
text: *Sept. 20 1159 - Aug. 30 1181. Pope Alexander III takes the abbey of St Mary of the Latins and its possessions under papal protection and confirms its Rule and freedom of abbatial elections.
*Sept. 20 1159 - Aug. 30 1181. Pope Alexander III takes the abbey of St Mary of the Latins and its possessions under papal protection and confirms its Rule and freedom of abbatial elections.
sources: Hiestand, PK, p. 294, no. 120
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1270
year: 1189
initiator: Pope Clement III
recipient: Bishop of Valanie
institution: Saint Mary of the Latins
additional institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Oct. 11. Pope Clement III orders the bishop of Valanie to examine the bail en emphitéose, which the abbot and religious of the abbey of St Mary of the Latins had given the commandery [maison] at Acre of Hospital of St John of Jerusalem with respect to the casaux of Montdidier, Turriclée and others, with a view to deciding whether this damaged the Order. The bishop is given power to decide the case.
*Oct. 11. Pope Clement III orders the bishop of Valanie to examine the bail en emphitéose, which the abbot and religious of the abbey of St Mary of the Latins had given the commandery [maison] at Acre of Hospital of St John of Jerusalem with respect to the casaux of Montdidier, Turriclée and others... more
sources: Delaville le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:559, no. 879 (RRH no. 682a)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
1384
year: 1197
initiator: Pope Celestine III
recipient: Abbas and chapter of Saint Mary of the Latins in Jerusalem
institution: Saint Mary of the Latins
text: Mar. 5. Lateran. Pope Celestine III writes to the abbas and convent of St Mary of the Latins in Jerusalem, confirming that they are under papal protection and their possession of churches in Saxony and Acquapendente. [255]
Mar. 5. Lateran. Pope Celestine III writes to the abbas and convent of St Mary of the Latins in Jerusalem, confirming that they are under papal protection and their possession of churches in Saxony and Acquapendente. [255]
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 369-70, no. 184
year: 1213
initiator: John, deacon of the Church of St Peter
recipient: Brother Bayan, prior of our Lady of [St Mary of] the Latins
institution: Saint Mary of the Latins
additional institution: Our Lady of Gethsemane
text: Late Mar. 1213 [the last tenth of the month of March....in the year 6,721 of the world]. John, deacon of the Church of St Peter, records that Prior Arnold of Our Lady of Gethsemane had issued a Latin charter, giving him the ruined church known as al-Shbubas, together with its land and all else belonging to it. John, who could not afford to restore the church and had fallen into debt, asked the priest Karmari ibn Abraqili to take over and reconstruct the church, with his help, as an eleemosynary gift. Karmari would not accede to this request without a new deed of possession. Learning that Brother Bayan, prior of our Lady of [St Mary of] the Latins, had taken over the management of the properties of Our Lady of Gethsemane in Antioch, with the authority of Brother Adam, prior of Our Lady of Gethsemane, and of the community of brethren at there, John approached Bayan, who established that it would not be of the slightest profit to the monastery. John surrenders the original Latin charter and Bayan leases the church to Karmari through the intermediation of Sir Simon, the mullah of the diwan at the church of St Peter. Karmari is to rent it in perpetuity for an annual rent of 2 dinars, half of which - 1 dinar - is to be paid in cash. The rent is to be paid to the monastery of Our Lady of Gethsemane in August, but it is to be remitted for 2 years to assist Karmari in the reconstruction of the church, which he is obliged to undertake. Karmari is to have security of tenure and the assurance that the rent will not be increased by a single dirham. But a delay in payment of the rent - even to the extent of 15 days - will result in the monastery seizing the place and exacting the whole of the rent from it, before returning it. Karmari can enclose the church and its land, which extends on the east to the highway, on the west as far as the court and the ruin under the Ghamathan, on the south as far as the buildings and orchards of Yānī al-Kāmīlārī and the garden of Yānī b. Mardala, and on the [north] as far as the land of the Sardām, opposite the monastery which is at the present time in the hands of his heir, al-Nūmīqūs Romanus. On this side is the opening of the gate to the highway, which serves as the entrance and exit of the place. The charter, authenticated by al-Numilus, scribe of the priest, has been written in duplicate so that Karmari can have a copy. Prior Bayan and John deacon, having been read the document which has been translated for them, have marked their crosses at the top. Prior Bayan has confirmed it with a wax seal. Witnesses: Stefan b. ... of the Latins; Priest Jirjs b.al-Qasis Aghrīghūr; Jayar....b... ; Samuel son of al-Numilus.
Late Mar. 1213 [the last tenth of the month of March....in the year 6,721 of the world]. John, deacon of the Church of St Peter, records that Prior Arnold of Our Lady of Gethsemane had issued a Latin charter, giving him the ruined church known as al-Shbubas, together with its land and all else... more
sources: Cusa, I diplomi 1.2, p. 645. Tr. Ursula Lyons. [297]
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