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
2327
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
text: [Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that many religious communities in the kingdom of Jerusalem retain thieves, who are commonly called scaranni, who despoil the Sarraceni in times of peace, thereby endangering truces between Christian and Sarraceni, Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem and his suffragans to compel the religious to eject the scaranni.
[Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that many religious communities in the kingdom of Jerusalem retain thieves, who are commonly called scaranni, who despoil the Sarraceni in times of peace, thereby endangering truces between Christian and Sarraceni, Pope Gregory IX orders the patriarch of Jerusalem and his... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:916-17, no. 4149. Calendar entry].
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2344
year: 1238
initiator: King Henry III of England
recipient: Tath, an emissary of the Vetus de Mussa
text: Jul. 20. Kennington. King Henry III of England grants a safe-conduct to Tath, an emissary of the Vetus de Mussa [Vetulus de Montanis].
Jul. 20. Kennington. King Henry III of England grants a safe-conduct to Tath, an emissary of the Vetus de Mussa [Vetulus de Montanis].
sources: Rymer 1:382 (RRH no. 1081)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2372
year: 1239
initiator: Emperor Frederick II
recipient: Riccardus Filangerius
text: *Dec. 15. Sarzana. The emperor Frederick orders [his bailli] Riccardus Filangerius to send to Palermo two men who have expertise in sugar production.
*Dec. 15. Sarzana. The emperor Frederick orders [his bailli] Riccardus Filangerius to send to Palermo two men who have expertise in sugar production.
sources: Mayer, UKJ 3:1178-80, no. 690a
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2361
year: 1239
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
text: [Mar. 1. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX approves Armenian customs that accord with canon law. He forbids illicit preaching and grants an indulgence to those Armenians engaged in warfare in defence of the faith against the Sarraceni.
[Mar. 1. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX approves Armenian customs that accord with canon law. He forbids illicit preaching and grants an indulgence to those Armenians engaged in warfare in defence of the faith against the Sarraceni.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1223-4, nos. 4733-5. Calendar entries].
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2362
year: 1239
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
text: Mar. 2. Lateran. The patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, has asked for licence to translate the bishop of Paphos to the archbishopric of Nazareth. The bishop fell ill at Paphos and is anyway ignorant of the language and rites of the Greci, who make up the population of his diocese. Pope Gregory IX agrees to the patriarch’s request.
Mar. 2. Lateran. The patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, has asked for licence to translate the bishop of Paphos to the archbishopric of Nazareth. The bishop fell ill at Paphos and is anyway ignorant of the language and rites of the Greci, who make up the population of his diocese. Pope... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:330-1, no. d-32
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2370
year: 1239
initiator: Emperor Frederick II
recipient: Riccardus Filangerius
text: *Jul. 1-31. Near Bologna. The emperor Frederick orders R. Filangerius regni Ierosolymitani ballivus et sacri imperii in partibus illis legatus, marescalcus imperatoris, to assist the crusaders (on the Barons’ Crusade).
*Jul. 1-31. Near Bologna. The emperor Frederick orders R. Filangerius regni Ierosolymitani ballivus et sacri imperii in partibus illis legatus, marescalcus imperatoris, to assist the crusaders (on the Barons’ Crusade).
sources: Mayer, UKJ 3:1177-8, no. 690
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2371
year: 1239
initiator: Archiepiscopus Mamistensis
recipient: Bishop of Limassol and R. archidiaconus Nimotiensis
text: Nov. 24. Lateran. The archiepiscopus Mamistensis, judging a dispute between the bishop of Limassol and R. archidiaconus Nimotiensis over revenues, had found against the bishop, who had been excommunicated after he had appealed to Rome, but had continued to celebrate the Divine Office on the grounds that he had appealed. The bishop is concerned about his position. The Pope allows a temporary dispensation to the bishop and his companions, on condition that he makes satisfaction if the judgement is correct.
Nov. 24. Lateran. The archiepiscopus Mamistensis, judging a dispute between the bishop of Limassol and R. archidiaconus Nimotiensis over revenues, had found against the bishop, who had been excommunicated after he had appealed to Rome, but had continued to celebrate the Divine Office on the grounds... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:331-2, no. d-33
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2376
year: 1240
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Brothers in Acre of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans
institution: Hospital of Saint Mary of the Germans
additional institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jan. 12. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX wishes the brothers in Acre of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans to answer the claims of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem that St Mary should be subject to St John, drawing attention to letters of Popes Celestine II, who subjected the German house [in Jerusalem] to the Hospital of St John, and Adrian IV. Gregory orders the brothers of St Mary to prepare their reply by the Michaelmas.
Jan. 12. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX wishes the brothers in Acre of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans to answer the claims of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem that St Mary should be subject to St John, drawing attention to letters of Popes Celestine II, who subjected the German house [in... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:575-6, no. 2247
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2381
year: 1240
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Archbishop of Nicosia
text: Apr. 9 and 13. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX has been informed that when he issued his mandate [on 9 March 1238] ordering all Greek priests [sacerdotes Greci] to swear obedience to the Roman Church and abjure heresy, the archbishop of Nicosia met the Greek archbishop and bishops and had the decree read to them and explained. After making various excuses for delay and obtaining a copy of the mandate, the Greek prelates, together with abbots, monks and greater Greek priests, fled from Cyprus to [Cilician] Armenia before the time for consideration had elapsed, denuding the monasteries and churches of goods and threatening the Greek abbots, monks and priests who remained with excommunication if they submitted. The pope, therefore, orders the archbishop of Nicosia to expel the remaining Greeks if they will not obey and appoint Latin clergy in their place, to excommunicate the recalcitrant Greeks and their defenders, and to call on the aid of the secular arm, if necessary. He orders the king and barones of Cyprus, and the preceptor and brothers in Cyprus of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem to assist the archbishop of Nicosia.
Apr. 9 and 13. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX has been informed that when he issued his mandate [on 9 March 1238] ordering all Greek priests [sacerdotes Greci] to swear obedience to the Roman Church and abjure heresy, the archbishop of Nicosia met the Greek archbishop and bishops and had the decree read... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:333-40, nos. d-35, d-36, d-37, d-38