text: * Feb. 12. Prince Raymond Rupen of Antioch confirms his gift to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of the city of Gibel and the château de la Vieille.* Feb. 12. Prince Raymond Rupen of Antioch confirms his gift to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of the city of Gibel and the château de la Vieille.
text: Feb. 13. Lateran. Because there is a vacancy in the bishopric of Sidon, Pope Honorius III orders the chapter of the church of Sidon to surrender the revenues of the bishopric to the archbishop of Tyre until the papal legate arrives.Feb. 13. Lateran. Because there is a vacancy in the bishopric of Sidon, Pope Honorius III orders the chapter of the church of Sidon to surrender the revenues of the bishopric to the archbishop of Tyre until the papal legate arrives.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 324-5, no. 25
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Permission/licence/authorization
1783
year: 1218
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Archbishop of Tyre
text: Mar. 7. Lateran. Because of the poverty of the church Tyre, the patriarch of Antioch and the bishop of Tripoli have granted the archbishop prebends in their churches until such time as the castle of Toron is recovered from the Sarraceni. Pope Honorius III allows the archbishop to enjoy these prebends for life.Mar. 7. Lateran. Because of the poverty of the church Tyre, the patriarch of Antioch and the bishop of Tripoli have granted the archbishop prebends in their churches until such time as the castle of Toron is recovered from the Sarraceni. Pope Honorius III allows the archbishop to enjoy these... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 326-7, no. 27
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RRR:
Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1784
year: 1218
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Bishop of Tripoli
text: Apr. 11. Lateran. Pope Honorius III dispenses the bishop of Tripoli from visiting the church of Antioch, which is unsafe because of the conflict between the count of Tripoli and the lord of Antioch and the threat from the Sarraceni.Apr. 11. Lateran. Pope Honorius III dispenses the bishop of Tripoli from visiting the church of Antioch, which is unsafe because of the conflict between the count of Tripoli and the lord of Antioch and the threat from the Sarraceni.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 327-8, no. 28
cite:
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Correspondence/envoy
1785
year: 1218
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Archbishop of Tyre
institution: Saint Mark in Tyre
text: May 7. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Honorius III reassures the archbishop of Tyre that he had no intention, when he wrote to Giacomo Barbo [March 8 1217] about the recovery of the Venetian church of St Mark in Tyre, of permanently infringing the archbishop’s rights.May 7. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Honorius III reassures the archbishop of Tyre that he had no intention, when he wrote to Giacomo Barbo [March 8 1217] about the recovery of the Venetian church of St Mark in Tyre, of permanently infringing the archbishop’s rights.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 328-9, no. 29 (RRH no. 893)
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Council/ruling decisions/legislation
Dispute/arbitration
1786
year: 1218
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano
institution: Saint Mark in Tyre
text: May. 8. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Honorius III orders Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, to bring the dispute between the archbishop of Tyre and the Venetians over the church of St Mark in Tyre to an end.May. 8. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Honorius III orders Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, to bring the dispute between the archbishop of Tyre and the Venetians over the church of St Mark in Tyre to an end.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 329-30, no. 30 (RRH no. 910)
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Correspondence/envoy
1787
year: 1218
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: All the clergy and the laity in the Latin East
text: May 18. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Honorius III writes to all the clergy and laity in the Latin East [in transmarinis partibus] attributing the failure of crusades in the past to the sins of the Christian people, exhorting them to piety in the face of the approaching crusade, the success of which has been foresignalled by achievements in Spain, and informing them of the appointment of Cardinal Pelagius of Albano as papal legate.May 18. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Honorius III writes to all the clergy and laity in the Latin East [in transmarinis partibus] attributing the failure of crusades in the past to the sins of the Christian people, exhorting them to piety in the face of the approaching crusade, the success of which has... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:194-6, no. c-14; also ed. Claverie, Honorius, pp. 330-2, no. 31
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Agreement/treaty
1788
year: 1218
initiator: John of Brienne
recipient: Crusaders going to Egypt
text: *Apr. 26- May 24. Acre. King John of Jerusalem makes an agreement with the crusaders going to Egypt that he will not desert the expedition.*Apr. 26- May 24. Acre. King John of Jerusalem makes an agreement with the crusaders going to Egypt that he will not desert the expedition.
sources: Oliver of Padeborn, ‘Historia Damiatina’, p. 250; Mayer, UKJ 3:1036-7, no. 636
cite:
RRR:
Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1789
year: 1218
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano
text: Jun. 12. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Honorius III grants Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, not only the post of legate a latere for the Fifth Crusade, but also the full legation over the Latin East [Ultramarina provincia].Jun. 12. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Honorius III grants Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, not only the post of legate a latere for the Fifth Crusade, but also the full legation over the Latin East [Ultramarina provincia].
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:196-7, no. c-15; also ed. Claverie, Honorius, pp. 332-3, no. 32
cite:
RRR:
Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1790
year: 1218
initiator: Patriarch Ralph of Jerusalem, King John of Jerusalem, E. Nychosiensis archiepiscopus, I. Acconensis episcopus, R. Beetlemitanus episcopus, L. dux Austrie, G. Hospitalis sancti Iohannis Ierosolimitanus magister, W. militie Templi magister, Hermannus Hospitalis Teutonicorum magister, and all the barones, clergy and people engaged in the crusade.
recipient: Pope Honorius III
text: Jun. 15. [313] In the camp at Damietta. Patriarch R. of Jerusalem, King John of Jerusalem, E. Nychosiensis archiepiscopus, I. Acconensis episcopus, R. Beetlemitanus episcopus, L. dux Austrie, G. Hospitalis sancti Iohannis Ierosolimitani magister, W. militie Templi magister, Hermannus Hospitalis Teutonicorum magister, and all the barones, clergy and people engaged in the crusade, inform Pope Honorius III [who circulates this letter c.August 13] of their decision to invade Egypt, stressing the threat to the Holy Land when Damascus and Egypt are united. They report their arrival in Egypt on 29 May, their erection of siege engines in order to take a tower in the middle of the Nile, from which a chain stretches to the city, impeding the passage of shipping, the success of their naves and galee in preventing Muslim relief to the city by river, the dangers facing their army, their need for assistance, especially from the crusaders gathered in Genoa, and their confidence in final success in Egypt.Jun. 15. [313] In the camp at Damietta. Patriarch R. of Jerusalem, King John of Jerusalem, E. Nychosiensis archiepiscopus, I. Acconensis episcopus, R. Beetlemitanus episcopus, L. dux Austrie, G. Hospitalis sancti Iohannis Ierosolimitani magister, W. militie Templi magister, Hermannus Hospitalis... more
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