text: Nov. 12 1170 - 1180. Tusculum. Pope Alexander III grants the request of the prior and brothers of the Holy Sepulchre that in church meetings and services the prior should have precedence immediately after the archbishops and bishops and over all other abbots and priors in the patriarchate of Jerusalem.Nov. 12 1170 - 1180. Tusculum. Pope Alexander III grants the request of the prior and brothers of the Holy Sepulchre that in church meetings and services the prior should have precedence immediately after the archbishops and bishops and over all other abbots and priors in the patriarchate of... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 292-3, no. 118 (RRH no. 485)
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Confirmation/renewal of grants
1105
year: 1182
initiator: Pope Lucius III
recipient: Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Jul. 14. Velletri. At the request of Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Lucius III confirms the privileges granted by Popes Honorius II, Innocent II, Celestine II, Lucius II Eugenius III and Alexander III. Repeating the letter of Pope Alexander III [Sept. 9 1170], he takes the canons of the Holy Sepulchre under protection. He renews their privileges and confirms their endowments, with special reference to Patriarch Amalric’s privilege of Dec. 25 1168 - Dec. 25 1169 [although replacing Amalric’s name with that of Eraclius], with some additions. He specifies: half of all oblations to the Holy Sepulchre, but two thirds of the gifts for lights, one third being for the lights themselves, one third being for the canons’ use [seruitium] and one third going to the patriarch; oblations to the relic of the True Cross, which is in the canons’ custody, except on Good Friday or when the patriarch has to carry the relic on a military campaign; in the church of the Holy Sepulchre, the high altar in the canons’ choir, the Prison of Christ and its altar, the altars of St Peter and Stephen and [at the site of] the Finding of the Cross, the altar at the head of the Tomb of Christ, which is the parochial altar, together with oblations and offerings to them, the cathedra which is behind the high altar and all oblations made whenever the patriarch celebrates Mass at any of these altars, and all oblations to the Compass, which is in the middle of the canons’ choir; the platea between the door of the church and the columns and the other platea situated between the columns and the Hospital of St John; the houses, stationes, lands and whatever else has been or will be acquired in the patriarchal and Holy Sepulchre quarter; houses, stationes and lands within and without Jerusalem; all ovens in Jerusalem, except for 1 belonging to the Hospital of St John and 1 belonging to St Mary of the Latins, with special reference to the oven the patriarch himself surrendered, following evidence provided by dominus Petrus Tyrensis archiepiscopus; the church and cemetery outside the Gate of David, next to the road to Bethlehem; half of that possession that King Baldwin I made over in exchange for the bishopric of Bethlehem; all tithes raised in the city of Jerusalem and its diocese, except for those of the funda, given by Patriarch Arnulf; in Nablus the land given by King Amalric in novo burgo, and the church, with a cemetery, which the canons had begun to build with Patriarch Amalric’s permission; all other possessions owned by the canons in Nablus; the 21 casalia that Duke Godfrey gave; the villae built by the canons for Latins, with churches, the administration of justice and parochial rights, such as Magna Mahomaria, Parva Mahomaria and Bethsuri; Thecue and the church at Quarantene; Geladia and the land the canons bought from Johannes Gomannus; all the casalia the canons bought from Hugo de Hybelino; the church of St Peter in Jaffa with the tithes throughout the county of Jaffa, granted by the king, religious communities and all Christians; the possessions in Ascalon and its district, in the lordship of Assur, at Caesarea and throughout its archbishopric; castrum Feniculi; a house next to Haifa; Iebul and Lecara; all possessions in the archbishopric of Nazareth, the bishopric of Acre, the archbishopric of Tyre and throughout the patriarchate and kingdom of Jerusalem; all possessions at Mont Pèlerin and throughout the diocese of Tripoli, in Antioch and throughout the patriarchate and principality of Antioch. The pope also confirms all possessions and churches in Sicily, Calabria, Apulia, Brindisi, Barletta, Troia, Benevento, Rome, Tuscany and all Italy [adding several names to the list], France, Iberia, and half of the properties held in common with the patriarchate itself in England, Dacia, Germany, Poland, Ruthenia, Georgia, Hungary and Constantinople. The canons have the right to decide on the disposal of those properties in their entire possession and to manage them in a vacancy in the patriarchate.Jul. 14. Velletri. At the request of Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Lucius III confirms the privileges granted by Popes Honorius II, Innocent II, Celestine II, Lucius II Eugenius III and Alexander III. Repeating the letter of Pope Alexander III [Sept. 9 1170], he takes the... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 298-301, no. 125 (RRH no. 616)
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Correspondence/envoy
Request
1114
year: 1182
initiator: Patriarch Eraclius of Jerusalem and Petrus prior of the Holy Sepulchre
recipient: Conradus de Dachavv Dux
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: (c. 1182). Patriarch Eraclius of Jerusalem and P. sanctae resurrectionis ecclesiae prior, together with the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre, write under seal to Conradus de Dachavv Dux [Count Conrad III of Dachau], reminding him how, when he had been on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, he was told that in the time of his father his men had murdered a canon. In recompense he had promised to build a church in honour of the Cross. He should also help restore properties lost by the canons.(c. 1182). Patriarch Eraclius of Jerusalem and P. sanctae resurrectionis ecclesiae prior, together with the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre, write under seal to Conradus de Dachavv Dux [Count Conrad III of Dachau], reminding him how, when he had been on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, he was told that in... more
sources: Conrad of Scheyern, pp. 93-4 (RRH no. 623)
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Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1176
year: 1186
initiator: Pope Urban III
recipient: Prior and canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Mar. 13. Verona. Pope Urban III, who has been informed by the Genoese that some of the canons of the Holy Sepulchre have defaced the Golden Inscription [of Genoese privileges] which King Baldwin I placed around the altar [of the Holy Sepulchre], orders the prior and canons to restore it.Mar. 13. Verona. Pope Urban III, who has been informed by the Genoese that some of the canons of the Holy Sepulchre have defaced the Golden Inscription [of Genoese privileges] which King Baldwin I placed around the altar [of the Holy Sepulchre], orders the prior and canons to restore it.
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 315, no. 138 (RRH no. 438)
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Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1177
year: 1186
initiator: Pope Urban III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Mar. 13. Verona. Pope Urban III orders the patriarch of Jerusalem to compel the canons of the Holy Sepulchre to restore the Golden Inscription [of Genoese privileges] placed by King Baldwin I.Mar. 13. Verona. Pope Urban III orders the patriarch of Jerusalem to compel the canons of the Holy Sepulchre to restore the Golden Inscription [of Genoese privileges] placed by King Baldwin I.
sources: Hiestand, PK, p. 316, no. 139 (RRH no. 438)
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Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1188
year: 1186
initiator: Baldwin I and his successors
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: * c. Nov. 11 1100 - Sept. 13 1186. King Baldwin I and his successors establish the Letres dou Sepulcre, a collection of written laws and customs stored in the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. [199]* c. Nov. 11 1100 - Sept. 13 1186. King Baldwin I and his successors establish the Letres dou Sepulcre, a collection of written laws and customs stored in the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. [199]
sources: Philip of Novara, pp. 119, 192; John of Ibelin, p. 629; Mayer, UKJ 3:1313-14, no. 755
comments: [199] Edbury (‘Law and Custom’, pp. 71-9) and Mayer (UKJ 3:1313-14) believe that the account of this initiative by the king is mythical. But their arguments are circumstantial and it is hard to ignore entirely the evidence provided by Philip of Novara, who claimed (Le Livre, p. 122) to have learnt of 12th-century legislation from those who had actually been involved before 1187, although the details may have been elaborated and exaggerated.
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Inscription
1193
year: 1186
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: *After Sept. 13. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Tomb and epitaph of King Baldwin V of Jerusalem [d. Sept. 13], referring to his youth, his royal blood and early death.*After Sept. 13. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Tomb and epitaph of King Baldwin V of Jerusalem [d. Sept. 13], referring to his youth, his royal blood and early death.
sources: Sandoli, Corpus, pp. 59-61, no. 71
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Inscription
1244
year: 1187
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: *Jul 15 1149 - Oct. 2 1187. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. An inscription over a doorway records the taking of the city of the Jerusalem by the Franci on July 15 1099.*Jul 15 1149 - Oct. 2 1187. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. An inscription over a doorway records the taking of the city of the Jerusalem by the Franci on July 15 1099.
sources: Sandoli, Corpus, pp. 63-4, no. 73
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