initiator: Girardus sacrosancte et primitive ecclesie montis Syon abbas and his convent
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Hospital of Saint Mary of the Germans
institution: Mount Sion
2nd institution: Hospital of Saint Mary of the Germans
text: Feb. 1-28. Acre. Considering the benefit to their church, Girardus sacrosancte et primitive ecclesie montis Syon abbas and his convent lease under seal a pecia terre situated in the territory of Acre in the place called Mons suspensorum to the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans for a rent [census] of 20 Saracen besants of Acre weight, payable by the treasury of the Hospital of St Mary each year on 1 March, although the rent could be remitted should the Hospital of St Mary provide Mt Sion with a place in Acre that returns the same rent. There was an exchange of deeds [litterae patentes capituli sigillo roboratae] and a promise to guarantee the exchange according to the usages and customs of the kingdom or the city of Acre [usus et consuetudines patrie seu civitatis Accon]. The land is bordered on the east by land of the Knights Templar, [362] on the west, signified by the abbey of Mt Sion’s mark, by the back of the garden of the Knights Templar, which is located near the cemetery of St Nicholas, on the north by land of St Lazarus of Bethany and on the south by a the public street [strata publica]. Witnesses: Bertrandus Cesariensis archiepiscopus; Radulfus Acconensis episcopus; Iohannes abbas sancti Samuelis; Guido prior S. Katerine; and others.Feb. 1-28. Acre. Considering the benefit to their church, Girardus sacrosancte et primitive ecclesie montis Syon abbas and his convent lease under seal a pecia terre situated in the territory of Acre in the place called Mons suspensorum to the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the... more
sources: Strehlke, Tabulae, pp. 68-9, no. 86 (RRH no. 1087)
comments: [362] Or Templum Domini
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Correspondence/envoy
2360
year: 1239
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: King Hetoum and Queen Y. of Cilician Armenia
text: Mar. 1. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX assures King Hetoum and Queen Y. of [Cilician] Armenia that they will never be expected to answer papal letters that summon them to any insecure location.Mar. 1. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX assures King Hetoum and Queen Y. of [Cilician] Armenia that they will never be expected to answer papal letters that summon them to any insecure location.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1223, no. 4732.
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Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2361
year: 1239
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
text: [Mar. 1. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX approves Armenian customs that accord with canon law. He forbids illicit preaching and grants an indulgence to those Armenians engaged in warfare in defence of the faith against the Sarraceni.[Mar. 1. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX approves Armenian customs that accord with canon law. He forbids illicit preaching and grants an indulgence to those Armenians engaged in warfare in defence of the faith against the Sarraceni.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1223-4, nos. 4733-5. Calendar entries].
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Council/ruling decisions/legislation
Request
2362
year: 1239
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
text: Mar. 2. Lateran. The patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, has asked for licence to translate the bishop of Paphos to the archbishopric of Nazareth. The bishop fell ill at Paphos and is anyway ignorant of the language and rites of the Greci, who make up the population of his diocese. Pope Gregory IX agrees to the patriarch’s request.Mar. 2. Lateran. The patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate, has asked for licence to translate the bishop of Paphos to the archbishopric of Nazareth. The bishop fell ill at Paphos and is anyway ignorant of the language and rites of the Greci, who make up the population of his diocese. Pope... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:330-1, no. d-32
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Confirmation/renewal of grants
2363
year: 1239
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Catholicos of the Armenians
institution: Saint James in Jerusalem
text: [Mar. 8. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX confirms the possession by the catholicos of the Armenians of the church of St James in Jerusalem and all other churches in Syria.[Mar. 8. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX confirms the possession by the catholicos of the Armenians of the church of St James in Jerusalem and all other churches in Syria.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1228, no. 4739. Calendar entry].
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Correspondence/envoy
2364
year: 1239
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Catholicos of the Armenians
text: [Mar. 10. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX sends the pallium, mitre, stole and ring to the catholicos of the Armenians.[Mar. 10. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX sends the pallium, mitre, stole and ring to the catholicos of the Armenians.
text: *Mar. 25. With the agreement of her sons Jean Barlais and Reinaud Barlais, Agnès, the widow of Aymeri Barlais, gives the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem an annual rent of 500 besants, to be drawn from the rent of 2000 besants that the Order had given in exchange for Margat.*Mar. 25. With the agreement of her sons Jean Barlais and Reinaud Barlais, Agnès, the widow of Aymeri Barlais, gives the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem an annual rent of 500 besants, to be drawn from the rent of 2000 besants that the Order had given in exchange for Margat.
text: Apr. 20. Treviso. Writing to R. comes Cornubiae, the emperor Frederick maintains, among a series of bitter complaints about the actions of Pope Gregory IX against him in Italy and the Holy Land, that the pope accepted bribes to permit the illegitimate marriages of his enemies, that is to say Sipha, the daughter of the comestabulus regni Cypri, to Baliannus de Ybelino, condemned by the [arch]bishop of Nicosia, and the sister of Joannes de Caesaria to Jacobus de Amendolia.Apr. 20. Treviso. Writing to R. comes Cornubiae, the emperor Frederick maintains, among a series of bitter complaints about the actions of Pope Gregory IX against him in Italy and the Holy Land, that the pope accepted bribes to permit the illegitimate marriages of his enemies, that is to say Sipha,... more
sources: Matthew Paris, Chronica maiora 3:575-589, esp. p. 586 (RRH no. 1089)
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Sale
2367
year: 1239
initiator: Frere Lutold grant comandeor de la maison de l’Ospital de Nostre Dame des Alemans de Jerusalem e en loc dou maistre
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
2nd institution: Hospital of Saint Mary of the Germans
text: Apr. 1-30. Frere Lutold grant comandeor de la maison de l’Ospital de Nostre Dame des Alemans de J[erusalem e en loc] dou maistre, records under the seal of his chapter, that that he has seen 2 charters of King B. of Jerusalem, granting the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem a rent of 2 kyntars of sugar, drawn from the casale of la Noye, deliverable each Easter and made up from elsewhere should the sugar fail. The Hospital of St Mary of the Germans has bought the casale, but he confirms, with the agreement of his chapter, that frere Bertram de Comps, maistre, and the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem should continue to receive the 2 kyntals of sugar each year from the casale of Lanoye for the needs of the sick. Guarantors: frere Girard de Mauberge; frere Symon de Voissi; f………..; frere Sibot de Luneborc; frere Johan de Beissa; frere Girard li Petit comand…Apr. 1-30. Frere Lutold grant comandeor de la maison de l’Ospital de Nostre Dame des Alemans de J[erusalem e en loc] dou maistre, records under the seal of his chapter, that that he has seen 2 charters of King B. of Jerusalem, granting the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem a rent of 2 kyntars of... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Les Archives, pp. 175-6, no. 73; also ed. Prutz, ‘Eilf Deutschordens-Urkunden’, p. 388, no. 3 (RRH no. 1090)
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Renounciation/surrendering of properties
2368
year: 1239
initiator: Bertrand, master of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
recipient: Frère Lutol, grant comandeor e en loc de maestre de la maison de l’hospital de Nostre-Dame des Alamans de Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
2nd institution: Hospital of Saint Mary of the Germans
text: April. 1-30. With the agreement of the chapter of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the seal of which is used, frere Bertran de Comps, maestre de la sainte maison de l’Hospital de sen Johan de Jerusalem e garde des poures de Crist, renounces in favour of frere Lutol, grant comandeor e en loc de maestre de la maison de l’hospital de Nostre-Dame des Alamans de Jerusalem, and his brothers all rights claimed over the casale of Lanoye, with the exception of a rent of 2 quintals of sugar, to be received each year at Easter for the use of the sick. Guarantors: frere Perre de Vielle Bride grant comandaur de l’Ospital de san Johan; frere Robert l’ospitalier; frare Raimon Motet; frare Sais le tresorier; frere Fortuner; frere Durant de Soreis; frere Johan l’aubergere; frere Guillelme d’Anthioche.April. 1-30. With the agreement of the chapter of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the seal of which is used, frere Bertran de Comps, maestre de la sainte maison de l’Hospital de sen Johan de Jerusalem e garde des poures de Crist, renounces in favour of frere Lutol, grant comandeor e en loc de... more
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