recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem and canons of the Holy Sepulchre and the bishops of Beirut, Sidon and Tortosa.
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: *Nov. 18 1145 – Jul. 8 1153. Pope Eugenius III writes to the patriarch of Jerusalem and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, and the bishops of Beirut, Sidon and Tortosa. He judges in the dispute involving the patriarchs of Jerusalem and Antioch, and the archbishop[s] of Tyre [and Petra] [67] over the suffragans of the archbishop of Tyre, declaring that the bishops of Beirut, Sidon and Tortosa should be subject to the patriarch of Antioch.*Nov. 18 1145 – Jul. 8 1153. Pope Eugenius III writes to the patriarch of Jerusalem and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, and the bishops of Beirut, Sidon and Tortosa. He judges in the dispute involving the patriarchs of Jerusalem and Antioch, and the archbishop[s] of Tyre [and Petra] [67] over the... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 203-5, no. 69
comments: [67] Petra appears to be a later interpolation.
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879
year: 1171
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: 1170 - 1171. Tusculum. Pope Alexander III forbids the patriarch of Jerusalem to institute or remove abbots, abbesses and other ecclesiastical persons without the advice of the prior and canons of the Holy Sepulchre.1170 - 1171. Tusculum. Pope Alexander III forbids the patriarch of Jerusalem to institute or remove abbots, abbesses and other ecclesiastical persons without the advice of the prior and canons of the Holy Sepulchre.
comments: [130] Decretal 3.10.4, ‘Liber Extra’, cols. 502-3 used by Hiestand in his edition.
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883
year: 1172
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Oct. 17 1170 - Sept. 19 1172. Tusculum. Pope Alexander III forbids the patriarch of Jerusalem to engage in major business on behalf of his church without the advice of his chapter.Oct. 17 1170 - Sept. 19 1172. Tusculum. Pope Alexander III forbids the patriarch of Jerusalem to engage in major business on behalf of his church without the advice of his chapter.
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 265-7, no. 103 [131]
comments: [131] Decretal 3.10.5, ‘Liber Extra’, col. 503 used by Hiestand in his edition.
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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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1289
year: 1190
initiator: A pope
recipient: A patriarch of Jerusalem [almost certainly Eraclius]
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Oct. 1180 - late autumn 1190. [231] Following a complaint by the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, a pope rebukes a patriarch of Jerusalem [almost certainly Eraclius] for imposing his nephew [nepos] as deacon on the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre.Oct. 1180 - late autumn 1190. [231] Following a complaint by the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, a pope rebukes a patriarch of Jerusalem [almost certainly Eraclius] for imposing his nephew [nepos] as deacon on the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre.
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 336-7, no. 159
comments: [231] The dates of the patriarchate of Eraclius.
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1432
year: 1199
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem and canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Jan. 3. Lateran. Stressing the concern he has for the patriarchates of Antioch and Jerusalem, Pope Innocent III recalls a long dispute over the boundary between the churches of Tyre and Petra [Petertensis], the orders of Pope Lucius II to the then patriarch of Jerusalem when he was in France, the intervention of Pope Eugenius III and the threat to Antioch from the Sarraceni. He orders the patriarch of Jerusalem and canons of the Holy Sepulchre to answer within a year from the next Feast of All Saints the complaints of the patriarch and canons of Antioch that they ignored papal mandates on this issue.Jan. 3. Lateran. Stressing the concern he has for the patriarchates of Antioch and Jerusalem, Pope Innocent III recalls a long dispute over the boundary between the churches of Tyre and Petra [Petertensis], the orders of Pope Lucius II to the then patriarch of Jerusalem when he was in France, the... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 1:755-6, no. 505
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1569
year: 1206
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Apr. 20. Rome. St Peter’s. Because the dispute between the patriarchs of Antioch and Jerusalem over the boundary between the province of Tyre and the province Petracensis has not been resolved over a long period Pope Innocent orders the patriarch of Jerusalem, papal legate, and the canons of the Holy Sepulchtre to send suitable representatives to him in Rome during the 3 years from the next Feast of St Luke to answer the charges made by the patriarch of Antioch against the patriarch of Jerusalem’s predecessor and the canons.Apr. 20. Rome. St Peter’s. Because the dispute between the patriarchs of Antioch and Jerusalem over the boundary between the province of Tyre and the province Petracensis has not been resolved over a long period Pope Innocent orders the patriarch of Jerusalem, papal legate, and the canons of the... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 9:97-8, no. 52
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