RRR:
2148
RRH:
1022
Other:
Rodenberg, Epistolae 1:348-9, 353, nos. 433, 438
YEAR:
1231
text:
Feb. 28 and Apr. 25. Lateran. In a general letter, Pope Gregory IX informs the faithful of the perils facing the Holy Land. He has had letters from the emperor Frederick, the patriarch of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar, referring to a threat posed by the rex Persarum. He calls on the prelates to persuade the faithful, including crusaders, to go the aid of the Holy Land. The pope writes in the same terms to the kings of England and France.
Transaction Type :
Sources:
Rodenberg, Epistolae 1:348-9, 353, nos. 433, 438 (RRH no. 1022)
GRANTOR:
Pope Gregory IX
