initiator: Stephana ecclesiae sanctae Dei genetricis Mariae quae vulgo dicitur Magna humilis ministra
recipient: Dominus Mauricius de Credone
institution: Saint Mary the Great
text: (c. Mar.) Stephana ecclesiae sanctae Dei genetricis Mariae quae vulgo dicitur Magna humilis ministra and her convent provide a sealed certificate of authenticity for a relic of a fragment of the True Cross, which they have given domnus Mauricius de Credone, a confrater of the abbey.(c. Mar.) Stephana ecclesiae sanctae Dei genetricis Mariae quae vulgo dicitur Magna humilis ministra and her convent provide a sealed certificate of authenticity for a relic of a fragment of the True Cross, which they have given domnus Mauricius de Credone, a confrater of the abbey.
sources: Broussillon, La Maison de Craon 1:104, no. 144
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Agreement/treaty
1115
year: 1182
initiator: Stephana ecclesiae sanctae Dei genetricis Mariae quae vulgo dicitur Magna humilis ministra
recipient: Jean abbot of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
institution: Saint Mary the Great
2nd institution: Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
text: (c. 1182?). [177] Stéphanie, abbesse of St Mary the Great, and Jean, abbé of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, reach agreement on the extent of their lands, situated in the casalia of Gemerosa, owned by St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, and Trakemia, owned by St Mary the Great. The agreement was concluded at the intitative of R., previously prince of Antioch and now in possession of the lordship of Hebron, who oversaw the establishment of the lands’ borders, with the consent of his wife Stéphanie. The agreement is recorded in two charters, sealed respectively by the abbot of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat and the abbess of St Mary the Great. Witnesses: Johannes Barzela castellanus Sancti Abraham, who established the boundaries; Simon Judex; Letardus de Sancto Abraham; Hugo Normannus; representing the abbot, Willelmus de Sicilia; Stephanus eleemosinarius; Petrus de Sancto Lazaro; Roberti frater; Robertus; representing the abbess, frater Gervasius; F. Stephanus curator ovium; Georgius notarius abbatissae; and others.(c. 1182?). [177] Stéphanie, abbesse of St Mary the Great, and Jean, abbé of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, reach agreement on the extent of their lands, situated in the casalia of Gemerosa, owned by St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, and Trakemia, owned by St Mary the Great. The... more
sources: Kohler, ‘Chartes’, pp. 153-4, no. 45 (RRH no. 623a)
comments: [177] Certainly after 1177.
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RRR:
Grant
1520
year: 1203
initiator: Queen Isabella of Jerusalem
recipient: Abbey of Saint Mary Major in Jerusalem
institution: Saint Mary the Great
text: *Early in 1198 - Aug. 14 1203. Queen Isabella of Jerusalem gives a house in Acre to the abbey of St Mary Major of Jerusalem.*Early in 1198 - Aug. 14 1203. Queen Isabella of Jerusalem gives a house in Acre to the abbey of St Mary Major of Jerusalem.
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:924-5, no. 565
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RRR:
Confirmation/renewal of grants
1521
year: 1203
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Abbatissa and nuns of St Mary Major of Jerusalem
institution: Saint Mary the Great
text: Aug. 14. Ferentino. Pope Innocent III confirms the construction by the abbatissa and nuns of St Mary Major of Jerusalem of a chapel in their house in Acre, funded by the queen of Jerusalem and licenced by Cardinal S. of St Praxedis, the papal legate.Aug. 14. Ferentino. Pope Innocent III confirms the construction by the abbatissa and nuns of St Mary Major of Jerusalem of a chapel in their house in Acre, funded by the queen of Jerusalem and licenced by Cardinal S. of St Praxedis, the papal legate.
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 6:225, no. 135 (RRH no. 791a)
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Grant
2207
year: 1233
initiator: Mabile abesse de Nostre-Dame Majeure en Hierusalem
recipient: Pons de Cisternaty and his wife Raymonde
institution: Saint Mary the Great
text: *Aug. 16. Mabile abesse de Nostre-Dame Majeure en Hierusalem grants a house in the patriarchal quarter [of Jerusalem] to Pons de Cisternaty and his wife Raymonde for a rent [cense] of 3 besants.*Aug. 16. Mabile abesse de Nostre-Dame Majeure en Hierusalem grants a house in the patriarchal quarter [of Jerusalem] to Pons de Cisternaty and his wife Raymonde for a rent [cense] of 3 besants.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, ‘Inventaire’, p. 83, no. 243 (RRH no. 1044a)
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